I also believe Words Their Way is great for part of a spelling program, but...Rebecca Sitton's spelling for writing program teaching spelling (including proofreading) according to our needs as writers of the always-unpredictable, but yet necessary, English language. I fully agree WTW does what it does better than anything else, but still believe RS provides our students with what no other program does.
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Corbett, Amy L. <[email protected]> wrote: > This is my first time on this listserv, but I would recommend the book by > Donald Bear: Words Their Way. > Last year, I attended a worskshop by Pearson Learning Group on a program > that is used in some elementary schools in my county based on Donald's Bear > book "Words Their Way". I highly recommend his book! > Amy Corbett > Reading Specialist > Featherbed Lane Elementary > > "Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great > teacher." -Japanese proverb > ________________________________________ > From: > [email protected][mosaic-bounces+acorbett= > [email protected]] On Behalf Of judy fiene [[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 12:14 PM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] contents Mosaic digest question regarding spelling > > To help your students understand the sound they first need to understand > the > pattern associated with the sound. I would highly recommend looking at > Donald Bear's work. Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, > and > Spelling Instruction. Good luck! > Judy > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:38 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello > > This is the first time I have asked for advice. I have been a member for > > years and read it regularly. I am in charge of putting together a > spelling > > curriculum for a lower school that includes 3rd-6th grade. Do you have > > advice of spelling programs, books or activities (and listst) that you > have > > found beneficial to help keds get inside the words rather than just > > memorizing them for the test? I am interested in a SOUND approach that > is > > grade level appropriate for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. Thanks for any > advice > > or help. > > Michelle Gips, speech-language pathologist and reading specialist > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > Judy > > Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure > that > by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they > don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." > --Sir William Haley, > British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator > > Please consider the environment before printing this message. > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- "If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." Antoine de Saint-Exupery _______________________________________________ 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.
