READER’S NOTEBOOKS Take reading list out, make sure your name is on it and place inside front of notebook. Please entire notebook on table in front of room.

Class This Week Book Trailer: brand new NF books! Website: Newsela Book Posters Meet in Notebook Groups New strategy to try out Independent Reading: types of readers, Accelerated Reader Spelling Instruction: Principles & Practices

Reminders… Keep reading children’s literature! Final book list is due when you finish genre wheel. Reading Conference running record due next week * Have all marks recorded on the RR using the marks from your flipchart * Calculate accuracy rate * Calculate SC ratio * Be sure to ask the student to retell the portion read to you; score on retelling rubric * Use fluency rubric to score fluency * Bring tape recording to class if you created one

Apps to make running records & conferring easier… Confer Lite Free! RR Calc or RR Calc Lite $3.99 (Lite is free)

Meet in Notebook Groups What are you reading in children’s literature? Everyone share! Discuss spelling quiz, articles, spelling experiences.

Strategy: I See… I Wonder… I Know Activates prior knowledge Promotes curiosity Focuses attention on illustrations, headings Students formulate questions from illustrations, headings Students seek information to answer their questions Use text that has pictures children can create questions from Once the strategy is learned, students can use this independently with their own non-fiction texts. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.R1.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

The Science of Spelling (Richard Gentry; Heinemann Publisher) Ten Tough Questions About Spelling; Ten Tough Questions About Phonics (Sandra Wilde; Heinemann Publisher) Strategic Spelling (Liz Simon; Heinemann Publisher) Writing Essentials (Regie Routman; Heinemann Publisher) Phonics & Spelling (Pinnell & Fountas; Heinemann Publisher) Writing Through Childhood (Shelly Harwayne; Heinemann Publisher)

What do you know about spelling? (T or F?) Course Packet page 169 Start reflecting on your own experiences with spelling and learning strategies. What are strategies you rely on today?

Six Principles of Learning to Spell Spelling is learned as we use it. Learning to spell is part of the developmental process of learning to write. Errors can be used to diagnose & to watch for developmental phases of spelling. Learning to spell must include playing with words and vocabulary. Independence & self-evaluation are an important part of spelling development. Effective spellers use a variety of spelling strategies.

Principle One: Spelling is learned as we use it Word Walls Have a go! Spelling Journals Individual Spelling Lists Look Say Cover Write Check Practicing Proofreading

Principle Three: Error Analysis Spelling analysis chart Principle Three: Error Analysis Administer a developmental spelling test Analysis of results will allow us to see a child’s development in spelling.

Principle Four: Playing with Words Word or Picture Sorts Elkonin Boxes Making Words Working with Onset/Rime (chunks) Stand Up Sentences Word Searches Looking for Patterns

Playing with Words: Older students Awareness of derivational patterns (receiver, received, receiving, receipt, receivership, reception, receptionist) Word Families with prefixes/suffixes (receiver, received, receiving, receipt, receivership, reception, receptionist) Word Webs (to show relationships)

Principles 5&6: Independence and a Variety of Strategies Greek roots Aster - a star Astrology, asterisk Hudor - water Hydrant, hydrofoil, hydrogen Metron - measure Barometer, thermometer Okto - eight Octopus, octagon Tele - far Telescope, telephone Thermos - hot Thermometer, thermostat Collect words. Regardless of sound, collect according to visual patterns. When you have a collection, you classify them according to sound or pattern. For example: 'ough' or 'cracked hoped planned cried' double consonants 'll', 'bb', 'tt' (Try to have vowel plus consonant cluster 'ell, ill all')            

Games for Spelling Scattegories Pick Two Boggle Letter Flip Scrabble Text Twist Spill & Spell Bananagrams Games allow students to practice spelling strategies and play with words in a fun, collaborative way. They are likely to learn from these games and retain the information!

Third Grade Word Study

With your group… Learn about the type of reader you have been assigned Come up with ways as a group that you could help this type of reader, in addition to ideas offered in the article. How does AR impact this type of reader? Jot down notes, you will be sharing with a new group.