As it is done through mini-lessons, the kids write the Unforgivables, then have a partner check them.
During the independent time, after they've tried on their own, they show the attempts to you IF they are still not sure. They only need you to write if they didn't figure the word out first. If they got it the word right, they don't need you to do it for them. They used a strategy successfully, and move on. If not, you do it. YOU write it in the Individuals list. This sounds like a huge time-consumer, but in the works, it's not. They try a word they want to use. Still unsure, the show it to you. It's yes or no, write it in the folder (or not) and on they go. I hope that answers your question. Kim On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Teacher Vega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, I know this is a silly detail, but being a 5th grade teacher I need > all the guidance possible. > Do the students write the words on the folder? And if so, is it like a grid > or something. > -Magaly :) > > please consider the environment before printing this email > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kimberlee hannan > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 9:44 PM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Personal Dictionary > > Okay, > I have gotten several emails about this. I actually got it from a > fantastic > literacy coach I worked with a few years ago. > > The spelling folder is out all period (or all day for K-6) and used for all > subjects. It does not go home. I have three goals by spelling this way: > 1. I have watched the kids writing get totally stymied by trying to spell > one word and all writing comes to a skidding halt. > 2. I want them to learn strategies to help them spell on their own. > Memorizing is NOT an effective strategy for most people. > 3. I want them to take the risk and try to spell a word, but still ask for > help. > > Picture a regular manila file folder. > > No space goes to waste: Name is in the tab part. The very front cover is > labeled *Unforgivables*. Both the right and left inside are labeled * > Individuals*. The back cover is labeled *History.* > > *Unforgivables* is a whole class shared list. These are those *extremely > common* words that you think all kids should be able to spell by now. > These > are also words you notice are used and misspelled a lot. For your little > ones it's mostly the dreaded "sight" words. > > When I introduce the folder and the *Unforgivables *list. I ALWAYS start > with girl (gril), first (frist), and friend (freind). This is when I teach > them the "Try It Out" spelling strategy.++ > > I show them the correct spelling, and I put the word on a chart which is > kept posted. They copy the word correctly on the folder and have a partner > on one side of them double check their spelling. It does them no good to > have a word misspelled in their reference folder. I will dictate several > words a day taking 5-8 minutes a day, tops. > > *Individuals* are ANY word they have tried to spell using "Try It Out" > strategy. More often than not they will bring the sticky they used and > ask, > "Is this the way you spell ----?" If it's right, they copy the word onto > the list. If not, I do it for them. > > It's time consuming, especially at first, but it's useful and fun. > Especially when I walk around and kinda tease them, by pronouncing the > misspelled words phonically. We add more words along the way, by need. By > the end of the year, it's a hefty list. > > By 7th grade, I do very little editing during Writer's Workshop. It's > mostly > peer editing. However, the kids turn in final drafts inside the spelling > folder before typing. If I find two of the *Unforgivables* misspelled, I > stop and mark where I stopped reading. I give it back to the owners and > have them keep trying. Sadly, at the beginning, I only get through 3-4 > lines before I return it. It's quickly improves especially if they do > enough partner editing. > > The *Individuals* list I will just give reminders for, tell them to look on > their list. I may even add some to the spelling folder in another color > for them to use to edit. I am not as strict about those words. > > The *History* section is for any words related just to the history section. > If they are writing a paper for history, the theme words go here, and the > regular words go in the proper place. > > With the small guys (K-3) I think I would nest two folders together and > staple along the fold. I would divide the pages in half, both front and > back, including both covers. In the corner of each half, they could put, > AB, CDE, FGH, IJK, LM, NOP, QRS, TU, VW, XYZ. I would use the last halves > for very common content words. That way they haven't got to search all > those > words to find the one they are looking for. > > For those who have never heard of the "Try It Out" strategy: On a sticky > note the student tries three or four different spellings of a tricky word. > They can usually tell which one is the correct spelling, or a friend can. > I'd rather teach the kid a mini mini lesson than a whole word. I can also > celebrate what the kid does right. "You were only off by one letter!" > > I get entirely too wordy about this stuff, sorry. But I hope it helps. > > > > Kim > > ------- > > Kimberlee Hannan > > 7th CORE-ELA & WH > > Sequoia Middle School > > Fresno, California 93702 > > > > The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author > Unknown > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > 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 > [email protected] > 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. > > -- Richard M. Nixon - "It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. 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