I do Word Study in the form of contracts which then encompasses activities that reinforce the words but also practice other items, such as ABC order. Kids work with those within their group. Contracts can last one to two weeks, depending on the child. I set 20-5 minutes daily because I believe that kids need to be know sounds and patterns so they can chunk words in their reading. Particularly important as they move up levels are prefixes and suffixes. Grade 5 Sue
________________________________ From: Renee G <share2lear...@gmail.com> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Tue, October 16, 2012 12:36:34 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] spelling In my multiage 2/3 class, about 20 minutes once a week. Everything else was integrated into individualized reading/writing during workshop time. Renee (retired now) On Oct 15, 2012, at 8:55 PM, Linda Rightmire wrote: > At the risk of confusing the issue -- > > could I just ask some people to suggest what kind of time they allot to > actual spelling learning (intro, practise, 'sorts', etc.)? I know sometimes > people argue that we should be spending much more time in "real reading and > real writing" so while 'word study' is clearly a crucial part of the whole > program, I am curious about time allotments. Of course, different at > various grades, and some classes needing more and so on. > > Thanks, > Linda Rightmire > SD #73, Kamloops, BC > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > "When you learn, teach. When you get, give." ~ Maya Angelou _______________________________________________ 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
