This is from the book Words Their Way. Homework Mon. Sort your words like we did in school and explain the sort to your parents, then sort the words as fast as you can. Tues. Do a buddy sort with a parent. Lay down a word for each catagory header, have your parent read the word aloud and point to the correct sort without seeing the word. Then, look at the word and move it to the correct catagory. Repeat if you make more than one error. Wed. Word hunt~find words from a familiar book that have the same sound, pattern or both. Try to find two or three from each catagory. Thurs. Complete a writing sort to prepare for the test. The parent should call out the words in random order and the child should write the word in the catagories.
I only give the students ten words for the test, although they usually have between 15 and 20 on their list. Students earn one point for spelling and one point for the correct sort. I then give one word that follows the pattern, but that was not on the list, for a bonus point. This lets me know if the student is able to apply the spelling patterns they have learned. Thanks, Brenda 3rd grade Rootstown, Oh ________________________________ From: Patricia Kimathi <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, June 12, 2010 10:20:36 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Words their Way Will you give an example of what the homework looks like. Thanks PatK On Jun 11, 2010, at 12:54 PM, Brenda wrote: > Students are responsible to practice using the sorting activities for > homework. > > Hope this helps. _______________________________________________ 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.
