1. Word Study Making it work for ALL of your students Louise Donaghey K-2 Literacy Coordinator, Singapore American School Michelle Morton, First Grade Teacher, Singapore American School John Yungclas Fifth Grade Teacher, Singapore American School

2. Workshop Goals Explore assessment strategies Organize word study instruction Exchange classroom ideas for word study

3. Guiding Questions Why do Word Study? How can we assess for differentiated instruction? How can we organize classrooms for Word Study? How can we provide students with effective learning opportunities? How can we apply what we have learned?

4. Word Study in our classrooms Hands-On activities Cindy Marten’s Word Crafting Words Their Way (Bear, et al.) The Daily 5 (Boushey and Moser) Students and schedule

5. Historical Development of Spelling Alphabetic Pattern Meaning Roots Affixes Syllables Roots Affixes Syllables

6. Historical Development of Spelling -Alphabetic- Anglo-Saxon WIF TODAEG HEAFONUM (Lord’s Prayer 1000 CE) Letter Name-Alphabetic WIF TUDAE HAFAN (Tawanda, age 6)

7. Historical Development of Spelling -Pattern- Norman French YONGE SWETE ROOTE CROPPE (Chaucer, 1440) Within Word Patterns YUNGE SWETE ROOTE CROPPE (Antoine, age 8)

8. Historical Development of Spelling -Meaning- Renaissance DISSCORD FOLOWE MUSSIKE (Elizabeth I, 1600) Within Word Patterns DISSCORD FOLOWE MUSSIC (Julian, age 14)

9. Stages of Spelling and Vocabulary Development (as presented in Words Their Way) Emergent Letter-Name Alphabetic Within Word Patterns Syllables and Affixes Derivational Relations

10. Targeting Instruction Using but Confusing – Reading – Writing – Spelling Assessment/Inventory Words Their Way Spelling Inventory

11. Assessing Spelling Looking at the spelling features

12. Assessing Spelling

13. Let’s Try!

14. Spelling Inventory Questions? Split into grade groups K-2 Michelle 3-4 Louise 5-6 John

15. Grade 1 Class Composite

16. Grade 5 Class Composite

17. Sample Word Lists for Sorting Emergent Spellers Letter-Name Alphabetic Spellers Syllables and Affixes

18. Weekly Schedule in a Grade 1 classroom Introduce the words Independent sorting and “word work” activities Assessment

19. Routines in a Grade 5 classroom

20. Organizing Word Work Activities in a Primary Classroom One central location Labels and directions Clearly introduced “Word Day” Word lists

21. Independent Word Study

24. Some Ideas... magnet letters pipe cleaners Rainbow words Lego letters string letter stamps letter tiles clay and cookie cutters sand table or tray magnet “kits” (short vowels, blends, etc) matching games shaving cream...

25. Points to consider How does this approach to Word Study compares what you are currently doing? How does/can Word Study work in your current schedule? What other activities could work with your students? How could you educate or involve parents?

26. Sharing and Wrap-Up