1. Wilson Just Words
Mrs. Bretz/Mrs. Selbst
October 2015

3. What is this program about?
Turn and talk!

4. Video

5. Background Information
multisensory decoding and spelling word study program
Phonemic awareness, sounds, syllable structure
grades 4-12 and adults
students with below-average decoding and spelling scores

6. What does the program entail?
Daily 45 minute lesson
Small group (up to 15 students)
Nonsense words
Real/Decodable words
High-frequency words
Dictation

7. Tapping What is tapping? Each tap represents a sound “HANDS”
part of a multi-sensory approach
Each tap represents a sound
“HANDS”

8. Scope and Sequence Unit 1: Closed-syllable – 3 sounds
Unit 2: Closed syllable – 4-6 sounds and exceptions
Unit 3: Bonus letters and welded sounds
Unit 4: Suffixes: -s, -es, -ed, -ing
Unit 5: Compound & multisyllabic words (closed syllable)
**Bonus Review Unit**
Unit 6: Vowel and consonant suffixes; spelling rules
Unit 7: v-e syllable type; multisyllabic words; silent e

9. 10 Day Instructional Plan
Days 1-2: Introduce new concepts
Days 3-4: Provide practice with the concepts
Day 5: Provides practice and a dictation check-up
Days 6-7: Introduce additional new concepts
Days 8-9: Provide practice with these new concepts as well as review of current lesson
Day 10: Assesses mastery of all unit concepts

10. Progress Monitoring Used as part of RTI monitoring tool
Unit Tests: Dictation/Chart Phrases
Goal: 80% is Mastery
Double-dose if necessary
Fluency support in classroom

11. 3 Types of Syllables Closed Syllable Vowel-Consonant-E Syllable
Open Syllable

12. Closed Syllable only has 1 vowel
vowel is followed by 1 or more consonants (closed in)
vowel is short

13. Vowel-Consonant-e Syllable
syllable has a vowel, then consonant, and then an e
the vowel has a
long sound
the e is silent

14. Open Syllable this syllable has only 1 vowel which is the last letter
the vowel sound is long

15. Syllable House Sort – Tree Map

16. Word Study Digraphs – 2 consonants that make 1 sound
ex: whip, dock
Blends – 2 consonants that make
their own sound
ex: c lap, hun t
HF words
Scooping

17. Conclusion Revisit Goal/Scale Ticket Out the Door Questions?
Complete the survey ed to you.
Questions?

18. Please stay seated for a brief meeting on 4/5th grade paper testing with Mrs. Bretz/Mrs. Mansdorf.