Derivational level SPELLING word sorts introduce students to roots, suffixes, and prefixes. How meaning is shaped by these word parts and how spelling is influenced by the root. they can sometimes even be sorted by word origin for more advanced applications.
An example CONTENT sort would be to give anatomy parts and have students sort into systems: excretory, digestive, etc. OR giving words sorts of famous names and sorting them into "beliefs and ideas" or sorting them into "periods in history"...Doing this with speed is as good as studying flashcards for some things...plus patterns may exist within categories and that can be discussed. I did an open sort in graduate school on teaching theory; words like constructivism, blank slate, piaget, vygotsky, behaviorism, etc. --fascinating pre-learning activity. Showed the teacher what students already knew and what they needed to learn. Showed all of us students how much we had learned at the end. :)Bonita > Is there anyone out there who does word study in a content classroom? I'd be > interested to >hear how you incorporate it and how you feel it affects the > amount of content that kids are >exposed to and ultimately comprehend! > > Thanks - Heather _______________________________________________ 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.
