One thing I added this year was just TWO "personal words". Could you get away with that?
I have my kids pick just two of their own words with SOME guidance from me and sometimes their parents. My "non-spellers" tend to pick the frequently misspelled sight words like friend or because, while my "super spellers" head straight for my college dictionaries and have chosen words like idiosyncrasies and jurisprudence (they have to be able to pronounce the word and tell me what it means when they present their choices to me on Monday morning.) Then when I get to the end of the regular list words on the Friday test, I simply say, "Okay, time to write your two personal words." Most kids remember them, but I do have a list with all of their names and their words printed next to them in case they happen to forget. BTW, we can "connect" this to reading strategies because several of the students pull their personal words from their independent reading as they QUESTION what a word is/means. :-) -Michelle TG/IA 5th This message sent from the home of Scott and Michelle TG www.mrstg.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:30 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] spelling lists Unfortunately the third grade is expected to have the same set of words. I am going out on a limb using a different list-I am calling it the challenge list-I have the gifted cluster class so I feel that I am justified in having a different list. However, I would not be allowed to create an individual list for each student. My spelling list must be given to students on Fridays for the following week and is posted to our school's website. Thanks for the advice. I plan to use words that I see them missing frequently or that I feel they need to know. Rosie ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
