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Word Study
Word study is another name for spelling. We call it word study because that is what we will be doing this year. We will be studying patterns in words and sorting them. Students will have word sorting homework every night. They should spend about 5-10 minutes a night to work with these patterns.
All of our lists are loaded online. Once your child knows the list number they have for the week, they can find it online with practice and games related to that exact list. Please go to:
http://www.spellingcity.com/
Once you are here go to find a list and then type in Kim Heneman under teacher and my name will pop up on the bottom of the page. Press on this and then find your list. Once at the list, you can have the computer teach you, you can take a test or you can play a game.
Here is a list of other nightly activities:
Monday Night: Ask you child to sort the week’s words into categories like the ones she or he did in school. Your child can read each word out loud and put the card under the right word or pattern. Then ask your child to mix up the cards and sort them again as fast as possible.
Tuesday Night: Do a no-peeking sort with your child. First, create headings with key words from the sort. Key words can be any words that contain the different patterns for the week. Then mix the sort cards and call out the word without showing your child the card. Have your child choose the right category by pointing to the correct heading or naming the key word in the heading that shares the same characteristics
Wednesday Night: Go on a word hunt with your child. Read aloud from newspapers, magazines, or books. Have your child point out words that correspond to the skill of the week.
Thursday Night: Do a writing sort to prepare for the next day’s assessment. As you call the words in a random order, your child should write them in the appropriate categories. If your child misspells or incorrectly categorizes a word, try again.
Another activity to try: Do a guess my category sort with your child. Begin by sorting two or three words into specific groups without telling your child what the categories are. When you pick up the next word, invite your child to guess where it will go. Continue until your child has guessed the category, and then encourage your child to finish the sort on his or her own.
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