Week+Three

= Week Three = Review Anticipation Guide, share new thinking after reading:

Students have an instructional level for word study like they do for reading. Spelling is learned in stages. Emergent spellers are always nonreaders. A child's orthographic knowledge tells us a lot about their decoding ability. The vowel pattern system of the English orthography forces spellers to begin to for patterns in words. By studying spelling, vocabularies increase. Correct spelling is mastered by high school.

Consider the essential characteristics of each developmental stage. Note the 10 Most Important Words that define that stage. //__ Writing Samples and Wordles __// Emergent   Letter Name Alphabetic   Within Word Pattern   Syllables and Affixes   Derivational Relations Take a close look at Figure 1.13 The Synchrony of Literacy Development (p. 19) Assessment Analyze the work sample provided using the Qualitative Spelling Checklist (Appendix A, p. 312). Watch: Professional Development with 2nd Grade Teachers The Assessment Process Either (PD Toolkit) The Assessment of Student in:
 * Emergent Stage
 * Letter Name- Alphabetic Stage
 * Within Word Pattern Stage
 * Syllable and Affixes Stage
 * Derivational Relations Stage

Score an Intermediate Spelling Inventory

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