1. Betty Blanton, Presenter February 18, 2009
Using Developmental Spelling Analysis to Improve Reading and Writing Skills
Betty Blanton, Presenter
February 18, 2009

2. In-service Overview
Spelling Stages
Spelling Analysis
Practice

3. 5 stages of Spelling Development
Emergent
Letter-Name
Within Word
Syllable Juncture
Derivational Constancy

4. Developmental Spelling Stages and corresponding grades
Emergent --Pre-K to middle of 1st
Letter-Name –- K to middle to 2nd
Within Word -- 1st to middle of 4th
Syllables & Affixes -- 3rd to 8th
Derivational Relations -- 5th to 12th

5. Emergent Stage Pretend writing of children who are not yet reading
Often just strings of letters
First seen as children begin to notice print around them
Sometimes called prephonetic

6. Insert spelling tests
Sample of Emergent Spelling

7. Letter-Name Alphabetic
Just beginning to read
Reading is slow and all words are sounded out
Writing is also labor-intensive
Letter-Name features include:
Initial and final consonants
Initial consonant blends and digraphs
Short vowels
Affricates
speech sounds such as /j/, /ch/, /dr/, /tr/

8. Sample of Early Letter-Name Alphabetic Spelling

9. Sample from Roane County Writing Assessment:
Mrs. Britt’s Midtown

10. Sample from Roane County Writing Assessment:
Mrs. Burgess’s Midtown

11. Sample of Middle to Late Letter-Name Alphabetic Spelling

12. Stage: Letter-Name Name: Kelsey
Date:
1. Jet A 16. Grab
2. ship chop
3. bet fast
4. got dich
5. cap wint
6. Jrum win
7. bump fed
8. mush thrip
9. with rub
10. map fitt
11. hop
Plen
13. Bat
14. slid
15. mud
Feature Analysis A- B- C- D- E-
Stage Score-

13. Within-Word Stage Developed sight word vocabulary
Ability to chunk parts of words and process them more automatically
Phrase –by-phrase reading
Movement to chapter books
Within Word Features include:
Vowel-consonant-e
R-controlled vowel patterns
Other common long vowels such as ai, ay, ee, ea, oa
Complex consonant patterns
Abstract vowels

14. Sample of Early Within Word Pattern Spelling

15. Stage: Within Word Name: Kelsey
Date:
1. pach quite
2. cowtch grape
3. stiep yone
4. cute drive
5. brijge cost
6. glare hurt
7. scrap point
8. mite ripe
9. gril fier
10. frawn paint
11. smoke
12. flake
13. stood
14. least
15. short
Feature Analysis A- B- C- D- E-
Stage Score-

16. Syllable-Juncture Stage
Often in intermediate grades
Most are proficient and fluent readers
Vowel patterns in single-syllable words are usually spelled correctly
Syllable juncture features include:
doubling and e-drop with –ed and –ing endings
other doubling at the syllable juncture
long vowel patterns in the stressed syllable
vowel patterns in the unstressed syllable (schwa)

17. Sample of Syllables and Affixes Spelling

18. Derivational Relations Stage
The last stage of spelling development
Continues through adulthood
Words encountered are of low frequency and mainly of Greek and Latin origins
Many of the words are related and derive from the same root word
Learning to preserve meaning units of derivationally related words
Derivational constancy features include:
Silent and sounded consonants
Consonant changes (confess to confession)
Vowel changes (volcano to volcanic)
Latin-derived prefixes
Assimilated prefixes

19. Derivational Relations
Sample of Derivational Relations Spelling

20. Spelling Analysis Easy to administer Two different tests on same stage
Results pinpoint understanding of each of 5 subcategories
Can be charted and directly relates to word sorts and games
Gives information on errorshow student also reads

21. Student Profile

22. Class Profile

23. Test Administration- some things I’ve learned
Explain to students that this is a different kind of spelling test
Expect your students to watch you pronounce the words, watching your mouth
Ask them to repeat the word
Last, they write the word

24. Sample of L-N Spelling Test
Practice

25. Sample of L-N Spelling Test

26. Stage: Within Word Name: Kelsey
Date:
1. pach quite
2. cowtch grape
3. stiep yone
4. cute drive
5. brijge cost
6. glare hurt
7. scrap point
8. mite ripe
9. gril fier
10. frawn paint
11. smoke
12. flake
13. stood
14. least
15. short
Feature Analysis A- B- C- D- E-
Stage Score-

29. Sample of W-W Spelling Test

30. Bibliography
Bear, D. et al. (2007). Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction. Upper Saddle River, NY: Pearson.
Ganske, K. (2000). Word Journeys: Assessment-Guided Phonics, Spelling, and vocabulary Instruction. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Johnston, F et al. (2006). Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Letter Name – Alphabetic Spellers. Upper Saddle River, NY: Pearson.
Invernizzi, M et al. (2006). Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers. Upper Saddle River, NY: Pearson.
Johnston, F et al. (2006). Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers. Upper Saddle River, NY: Pearson.
Templeton, S et al. (2006). Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Derivational Relations Spellers. Upper Saddle River, NY: Pearson.
Brown, S. (2003). All Sorts of Sorts 1-4. San Diego, CA: Teaching Resource Center