To help your students understand the sound they first need to understand the pattern associated with the sound. I would highly recommend looking at Donald Bear's work. Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction. Good luck! Judy
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:38 AM, <mg...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > Hello > This is the first time I have asked for advice. I have been a member for > years and read it regularly. I am in charge of putting together a spelling > curriculum for a lower school that includes 3rd-6th grade. Do you have > advice of spelling programs, books or activities (and listst) that you have > found beneficial to help keds get inside the words rather than just > memorizing them for the test? I am interested in a SOUND approach that is > grade level appropriate for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. Thanks for any advice > or help. > Michelle Gips, speech-language pathologist and reading specialist > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. _______________________________________________ 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.
