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Adolescent Word Study Designed for Year II, Day 3 Literacy Lab Participants. Hot Wired for Learning. I’m www.hungry.com. How do we process words?. Activity Pronounce word Identify part of speech Determine definition Record your thinking. . Agenda. Research
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Adolescent Word StudyDesigned for Year II, Day 3 Literacy Lab Participants
Hot Wired for Learning I’m www.hungry.com
How do we process words? Activity • Pronounce word • Identify part of speech • Determine definition Record your thinking.
Agenda • Research • Word Study Strategies • Instructional Practice • -Within Word Pattern • -Syllable Juncture • -Derivational Constancy • Reflection
Principles of Word Study “Those who learn how to walk through words with sensible expectations, noting sound, pattern, and meaning relationships, will know what to remember, and they will learn to spell English.”Henderson, 1990
The Word Study Notebook A place to trace the student’s journey
Establishing a Procedure “What’s in a Name?” Introduction and Open Sort Lucas Drew Elizabeth Chantel James Ricky Monica Michael Alisha Greg Jasmine Beverly Hannah WJ pp. 85-102
Planning Appropriate Instruction How are categories determined? Which words should be selected?
Explicit Instruction • Direct explanation • Modeling: “Think Aloud” • Guided Practice • Application
Instruction for… • Within Word Pattern Stage • Syllable Juncture Stage • Derivational Constancy Stage
Word Study in Within Word book lamb cube bird teach
Within Word • Irregular Plurals • Verb Tenses • Homonyms • Homographs • Prefixes and Suffixes • Variant Vowel Patterns • Features F - J
Word Study in Within Word F: Long Vowels with Vce G: R-Controlled Vowels H: Other Common Long Vowels I: Complex Consonants J: Abstract Vowels
HOMOPHONES “…words that sound alike but have different spellings and different meanings, are the most common source of spelling problems.” Cramer & Cipielewski, 1995
Selecting Words Abstract vowel patterns _au__aw__ow_oddball caught paws blow fowl taught claws low laugh pause awed grown clause sawed shown
Within WordProcedure for Engagement Homophones: Feature J – Abstract Vowels • Word Walk • Closed Sort - Students sort words and record their sort in Word Study Notebook • Blind Sort and/or Word Hunt • Speed Sort - Beat the Teacher • Assessment
Word Study in Syllable Juncture certain smiling purple lesson student
Word Study in Syllable Juncture • Usually begins in mid-fourth and continues through intermediate grades • Explores words with more than one syllable • Extends vowel pattern knowledge
Syllable Juncture • Compound Words • Features K, L,M,N,O • Plurals and Possessives • Prefixes and Suffixes • Polysyllabic Homographs and Homophones • Final /k/ Revisited
Syllable Juncture Features • K: Doubling and E-Drop with ED and ING • L: Other Syllable Juncture Doubling • M: Long Vowel Patterns in the Stressed Syllable • N: R-Controlled Vowels in the Stressed Syllable • O: Unstressed Syllable Vowel Patterns
Selecting the Words for Feature K Doubling and e-drop with –ed and -ing rainedlikedoddball coached blamed drove lifted graded ate touched shaped slept voted guarded raked dressed
Syllable JunctureProcedure for Engagement Focus: Feature K Doubling and e-Drop with “ed” and “ing” ending • Sort by vowel sound and then by base word pattern • Sort by inflectional ending change • Word Hunt • Reach the Peak (page 153-154) • Assessment Quiz (pages 232-233)
Word Study in Derivational Constancy illegal relative soften education favorable
Derivational Constancy • Silent & Sounded Consonants • Consonant Changes (Alternations) • Vowel Changes (Alternations) • Latin-Derived Suffixes • Doubling with Polysyllabic Base Words • Homographs & Plurals • Assimilated Prefixes • Greek & Latin Roots
Derivational Constancy P: Silent and Sounded Consonants Q: Consonants Changes R: Vowel Changes S: Latin-Derived Suffixes T: Assimilated Prefixes
Selecting Words forFeature SLatin-Derived Suffixes -ible -able oddball
Derivational ConstancyProcedure for EngagementFocus: Feature S - Latin Derived Suffixes • Discovery with Spelling Assessment and Open Sort • Written Sort & Word Hunt • Blind Sort • Speed Sort • Assessment Quiz
Remember… All the word study in the world will not help if children are not doing plenty of reading. Words Their Way First Edition, p.248
Reflection Choose one of the following and do a five minute write. • How has this changed your thinking about vocabulary/word study instructional practices? • Write a letter to a colleague encouraging them to attend this training. • What support do you need to implement the practices you learned today? What can content specialists and instructional facilitators do to support you? • Write a letter to your principal explaining how this was valuable to you and what support you may need to implement with fidelity the practices you learned today.