I teach word study based on Words Their Way and Word Journeys. I have 15 minutes a day dedicated to our word work. Mondays the kiddos do an Open Sort (they sort them any way they want...but I challenge them to be creative) while I work with each of my groups and "teach" them the pattern. Tuesdays they do a modification of the Buddy Sort where they find a buddy and do their Closed Sort (sorting words by sound and/or pattern) and then they make observations about their words (is there another way to sort them?) Wednesdays we do a Word Hunt. They scan passages (in books they choose) to find words that fit their patterns. Thursdays we alternate between Speed sort (to work on fluency/automaticity) and Blind Sort (where they have to spell the words and place them in the correct column). Fridays I give a quick assessment. 5 words from their list and 2-4 not on their list that fit their pattern.
Hope this helps some! Kristin Mitchell/4th/CO "Be the change you want to see in the world" -Ghandi ________________________________ From: Andrea Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is there a better way? Do any of you teach a concentrated Word Study and, if so, how/what do you do? Thanks! Andrea __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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.
