THE BED TEST An Adapted Spelling Inventory Implement WEEK 1 or Week 2 A. Street FALL Lit Center Mini Lesson SPELLING INVENTORY

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Refer to WORDS THEIR WAY Spelling Inventory “The BED TEST” is a “modified” quick and informal spelling inventory used to understand a student’s level of orthographic knowledge. Spelling is developmental, and represented by spelling stages. The results have implications for instruction in reading, writing, vocabulary and spelling. A. Street FALL

Find the Stage to Know What to Teach EARLY MIDDLE LATE  Emergent Stage  Letter-Name—Alphabetic Stage  Within Word Pattern Stage  Syllables and Affixes Stage  Derivational Relations Stage A. Street FALL

Follow the script Read and follow the information at the top of the word list handout you received before you administer the test. “Assessment Materials for Chapter 3” Stop testing when 3 out of 5 words in a set are missed. A. Street FALL

Set 1 Initial and Final Consonants b d p n l t Short Vowels e i u Digraphs and Blends sh wh mp fl Long Vowel Pattern oa bed ship when lump float A. Street FALL

SET 2 Final Consonants n v Short vowels o Digraphs and Blends tr pl dr br sh Long Vowel Patterns ai a-e i-e igh train place drive right shopping A. Street FALL

SET 3 Digraphs and Blends sp ch Other Vowel Patterns oi er ew ar spoil serving chewed carries marched A. Street FALL

Set 4 Digraphs and Blends sh Other Vowel Patterns ow Inflected Endings, Consonant Doubling, Prefixes, Suffixes er tt le av or ip en ll ar shower cattle favor ripen cellar A. Street FALL

SET 5 Other Vowel Patterns or Inflected Endings, Consonant Doubling, Prefixes, Suffixes, Syllable Junctures ure ate con ent ize op pp tion Bases and Roots pleas fortun fid civil pos pleasure fortunate confident civilize opposition A. Street FALL

QUALITATIVE SPELLING CHECKLIST Use the checklist handout to find the spelling stage of the student. Check for certain features on the student’s BED test—mark YES if feature is always present. The last place you check OFTEN is the student’s stage of spelling development. A. Street FALL

Find the Stage to Know What to Teach EARLY MIDDLE LATE  Emergent Stage  Letter-Name—Alphabetic Stage  Within Word Pattern Stage  Syllables and Affixes Stage  Derivational Relations Stage A. Street FALL

Remember: To some kids, “spel”… is a four letter word RICHARD GENTRY A. Street FALL WORD STUDY  includes: Alphabetic Knowledge  Relationship between letters and sounds (grapho-phonemic) Pattern Knowledge  Letter groupings (CVC CVCe CVVC) and syllables Meaning  Semantics : Units of letters represent meaning directly (affixes, word roots)

Refer to WORDS THEIR WAY for “word sorts” and other activities by stage Instructional activities suggested for each stage are available in the Lit Center copies A. Street FALL

Resource Words Their Way Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction Templeton, Bear, Invernizzi, and Johnston (2008) A. Street FALL