Words Their Way is a spelling program. It is developmental. The spelling inventory is a list of words, starting w/ simple CVC words, and moving on up to words w/ derivational endings (conversation, etc). Depending on the grade you teach, there are certain places where you stop giving words. For example, 2nd grade has 26 words, and the last set includes long vowel spelling patterns (dream, coach, etc), as well as digraphs & blends, and diphthongs (chewing, spoil).
Based on what your children are using but confusing (maybe they spell everything w/ a silent e at the end, as a couple of mine did), you decide what spelling patterns they need to focus on. I have about 1/2 my class working with short vowel spelling patterns (this week, they are doing words with -ash, -ish, & -ush). The other 1/2 are still working with CVC and CVCe words, using various vowels. That group often has an "oddball" word or two which doesn't "follow the rules" (like 'have' and 'done'). I give each group their words to cut apart and sort, then they write the sorted words in their word study notebooks. There are various activities that they use during the week to practice their words, including a homework activity, and we have a spelling test/writing sort on Fridays (10 words--they know which ones will be on the test). That includes 2 Challenge Words (they don't know which ones I'll choose) and 5 No Excuse words (sight words). Everyone has the same No Excuse words. The target words for each sort (fish, brush, dash) go on the vowel word wall the following Monday, as do the No Excuse words (which go on an alphabetical word wall). Hope that helps! Melissa/VA/2nd On Nov 12, 2007 12:49 PM, Linda Buice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am watching the conversation and have heard of the program. Is this a > spelling program or vocabulary? What is the spelling inventory? > > Thanks, > Linda > _______________________________________________ > 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.
