
What can word study look like?
The goal for us as teachers is for our students to become active analyzers and examiners of text as we encourage them to make connections, find patterns, create categories and remember examples they have seen or heard. Spelling, phonics and word study can take place throughout the day in both dedicated times and in context (explicit and implicit learning). Create a space where all students can see and hear easily and are able to sit comfortably. Focus on one principle that is relevant for your learners at that particular time. Find a few clear examples and invite students to share and notice what is articulated. One of the goals of the lesson would be to ensure we can connect the learning experience to student work or other texts the group has read or written. Have dry erase boards, markers and and erasers available or magnetic letters on trays. Picture cards for initial consonants or medial vowels or digraphs and blends are incredibly handy as well. Templates with sound boxes in plastic sleeves are also great for our learners to manipulate.
The goal for us as teachers is for our students to become active analyzers and examiners of text as we encourage them to make connections, find patterns, create categories and remember examples they have seen or heard. Spelling, phonics and word study can take place throughout the day in both dedicated times and in context (explicit and implicit learning). Create a space where all students can see and hear easily and are able to sit comfortably. Focus on one principle that is relevant for your learners at that particular time. Find a few clear examples and invite students to share and notice what is articulated. One of the goals of the lesson would be to ensure we can connect the learning experience to student work or other texts the group has read or written. Have dry erase boards, markers and and erasers available or magnetic letters on trays. Picture cards for initial consonants or medial vowels or digraphs and blends are incredibly handy as well. Templates with sound boxes in plastic sleeves are also great for our learners to manipulate.
Useful Videos
Please watch these videos. They will provide some examples on how you could approach phonics, spelling or word study in your classroom.