I do the words the way mentioned above.  I also incorporate Janet
Allen (*Yellow
Brick Roads* & *Words, Words, Words*)  The one I am experimenting with
right  now is  *Accelerating Vocabulary* by Nancy Akhavan.  She does a lot
with refining min-lessons and connecting concepts.

On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 8:23 PM, elisa kifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> I do word study the same way that Kristin mentioned.  Vocabulary is taught
> with the read aloud book I teach from during reader's workshop and language
> is taught in my mini lessons for writing workshop.  This seems to all mesh
> pretty well.
>
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 9:45 PM, Kristin Mitchell <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
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> Fox Meadow Elementary
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Sequoia Middle School
Fresno, California 93702

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