word study: principle and practices edc 424. what is word study? word study is about finding...
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What is Word Study? • Word Study is about FINDING PATTERNS and
discovering RULES to apply to new words–Words Their Way: What and how to teach
word patterns for spelling and reading development (and how to assess it)
WTW: Organizing for Word Study• How are word sorts different than other phonics
programs?1. Hands-on manipulatives to learn by doing2. Work from known to unknown to help spell3. Analytic (whole > part) rather than synthetic (part >
whole) 4. Critical thinking about principles (compare/contrast)
rather than memorizing rules5. Efficient (more words) and cost effective (reusable
cards vs. worksheets with fewer words)6. Easier to differentiate instruction and adapt (just
combine different word groups and cards)
Three Main Types of Word Sorts
• Sound Sort > Visual Pattern Sort > Meaning Sort
Picture sort (early stages)
Word sort(see sound vs. spelling)
Blind sort sort by sound
without visual cues
1 2
Use keyword headings
(either picture or visual pattern)
Concept sort (themed words or
vocabulary
Spelling/meaning sort
(homophones; homographs;
affix/suffix sorts)
Correct sequence
Modeling Word Sorts
Word Demonstration Activity: Word Sort after reading
“The Hare and the Tortoise:
cart
hare
share
startstare
card
hair
shark
care
dark
farm
fair
chair mare
bearpair
stairs
bark
scare
rare
bare
Try it out: Word Sorts• First, sort by SOUND.
cart
hareshare
startstare
card hair sharkcare
dark
farm
fair
chair mare
Group 2Group 1
bearpair
stairs
bark
pairscare
rare
Try it out: Word Sorts• First, sort by SOUND.
cart
hare
share
start stare
card
hair
shark
care
dark
farm
fair
chair mare
Group 2Group 1
bear
stairsbark
pair
scarerare
Try it out: Word Sorts• Now, sort by VISUAL PATTERN.
hare
share
stare
hair
care
fair
chair mare
Group 2Group 1
bearpair
stairs pair
scare
rare
cart
start
card
sharkdark
farm
bark
Try it out: Word Sorts• Now, sort by VISUAL PATTERN.
cart
hare
share
start
stare
card
hair
shark
care
darkfarm
fair
chair
mare
Group 2Group 1
bear
pairstairs
bark
scare
rare
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So what did you discover today?
• The sound “air” can be spelled in two ways:– Air (air, stairs, fair)– Are (bare, care, rare)
In your centers today, you will practice sorting these again (first by sound and then by pattern).
This time, you will write (or glue – depending on level) each word into your journal.
APPLY THESE IDEAS TO YOUR OWN WORD STUDY DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITY