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Word Study Instruction at Home
Word Study Instruction at Home
Listen to Leslie explain how to do a Word Hunt with your child
Watch Kolbi model how to do a picture sort
Watch Grace model how to do an open word sort
Best Practices for Word Study Instruction
Best Practices for Word Study Instruction
From LDonline.org
From Readingrockets.org
Sample Lessons
Sample Lessons
This video does a great job demonstrating how to introduce a sort and connect it to a reading.
This lesson demonstrates how you can tie word study to reading and writing instruction. The teacher also does an amazing job of allowing the children to discover the patterns on their own.
This video defines the different types of sorts, and provides some examples of small-group instruction.
How "invented spelling" can help children learn spelling patterns
Activities & Resources
Activities & Resources
Drop, double, or change spelling rules.pptDrop, Double, or Change Spelling Patterns
This Powerpoint is a little dry to use with children, but it is a good resource if you are not confident in your knowledge of these spelling patterns. The presentation comes from Neuhaus and has a voice over explaining all the rules
Spelling Introduction Scripts.docxScripts for Introducing Spelling Patterns
This document contains a generic script for introducing a spelling pattern, as well as more specific scripts for introducing the following patterns:
- Floss rule (when to double f, l, or s)- Rabbit rule (when to double a medial consonant)- Doubling rule (when to double a final consonant when adding a suffix)- Dropping rule (when to drop the final vowel when adding a suffix)- Changing rule (when to change a y when adding a suffix)
- Floss rule (when to double f, l, or s)- Rabbit rule (when to double a medial consonant)- Doubling rule (when to double a final consonant when adding a suffix)- Dropping rule (when to drop the final vowel when adding a suffix)- Changing rule (when to change a y when adding a suffix)
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