Wilson Just Words Mrs. Bretz/Mrs. Selbst October 2015

What is this program about? Turn and talk!

Video http://www.wilsonlanguage.com/about-our-work/

Background Information multisensory decoding and spelling word study program Phonemic awareness, sounds, syllable structure grades 4-12 and adults students with below-average decoding and spelling scores

What does the program entail? Daily 45 minute lesson Small group (up to 15 students) Nonsense words Real/Decodable words High-frequency words Dictation

Tapping What is tapping? Each tap represents a sound “HANDS” part of a multi-sensory approach Each tap represents a sound “HANDS”

Scope and Sequence Unit 1: Closed-syllable – 3 sounds Unit 2: Closed syllable – 4-6 sounds and exceptions Unit 3: Bonus letters and welded sounds Unit 4: Suffixes: -s, -es, -ed, -ing Unit 5: Compound & multisyllabic words (closed syllable) **Bonus Review Unit** Unit 6: Vowel and consonant suffixes; spelling rules Unit 7: v-e syllable type; multisyllabic words; silent e

10 Day Instructional Plan Days 1-2: Introduce new concepts Days 3-4: Provide practice with the concepts Day 5: Provides practice and a dictation check-up Days 6-7: Introduce additional new concepts Days 8-9: Provide practice with these new concepts as well as review of current lesson Day 10: Assesses mastery of all unit concepts

Progress Monitoring Used as part of RTI monitoring tool Unit Tests: Dictation/Chart Phrases Goal: 80% is Mastery Double-dose if necessary Fluency support in classroom

3 Types of Syllables Closed Syllable Vowel-Consonant-E Syllable Open Syllable

Closed Syllable only has 1 vowel vowel is followed by 1 or more consonants (closed in) vowel is short

Vowel-Consonant-e Syllable syllable has a vowel, then consonant, and then an e the vowel has a long sound the e is silent

Open Syllable this syllable has only 1 vowel which is the last letter the vowel sound is long

Syllable House Sort – Tree Map

Word Study Digraphs – 2 consonants that make 1 sound ex: whip, dock Blends – 2 consonants that make their own sound ex: c lap, hun t HF words Scooping

Conclusion Revisit Goal/Scale Ticket Out the Door Questions? Complete the survey emailed to you. Questions?

Please stay seated for a brief meeting on 4/5th grade paper testing with Mrs. Bretz/Mrs. Mansdorf.