Week+Two

= Week Two =

Finish up summary statements. Share with Q and A.

Begin to think about word study. Consider how the "threads" create the "braid". Why is it important to "lengthen and strengthen" the braid?

Why is word study important? What do we need to know to begin to really think about developmental word study? Review pp 2-8. [|Save the Last Word for Me] ** Anticipation Guide ** **(for pages 9-14)**  //  As a group you must agree or disagree to the statements below. // 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.