Word Study

On Monday, we began our weekly 'Word Study.' Students will be given approximately 12 new words at the beginning of each week which they will write in their agendas. The words will all contain a common sound or spelling pattern (i.e. short and long vowel sounds, combined vowel sounds, word ending patterns such as ‘ing’ or ‘ed’, etc.). By examining the spelling patterns in the words we build word knowledge that can be applied to both reading and spelling. Students should familiarize themselves with their words at home (i.e. have a family member test them orally on their word list, independently practice writing them out as a list, orally use the words correctly in a sentence, etc.). There will be a word study quiz each Friday!