1. Word Study: Principle and Practices EDC 424

2. What is Word Study? Word Study is about FINDING PATTERNS and discovering RULES to apply to new words – Words Their Way: What and how to teach word patterns for spelling and reading development (and how to assess it)

3. WTW: Organizing for Word Study How are word sorts different than other phonics programs? 1.Hands-on manipulatives to learn by doing 2.Work from known to unknown to help spell 3.Analytic (whole > part) rather than synthetic (part > whole) 4.Critical thinking about principles (compare/contrast) rather than memorizing rules 5.Efficient (more words) and cost effective (reusable cards vs. worksheets with fewer words) 6.Easier to differentiate instruction and adapt (just combine different word groups and cards)

4. Three Main Types of Word Sorts Sound Sort > Visual Pattern Sort > Meaning Sort Picture sort (early stages) Word sort (see sound vs. spelling) Blind sort sort by sound without visual cues 1 2 Use keyword headings (either picture or visual pattern) Concept sort (themed words or vocabulary Spelling/meaning sort (homophones; homographs; affix/suffix sorts) Correct sequence

5. Modeling Word Sorts Word Demonstration Activity: Word Sort after reading “The Hare and the Tortoise: cart hare share start stare card hair shark care dark farm fair chair mare bear pair stairs bark scare rare bare

6. Try it out: Word Sorts First, sort by SOUND. cart hare share start stare card hair sharkcare dark farm fair chair mare Group 2Group 1 bearpair stairs bark pairscare rare

7. Try it out: Word Sorts First, sort by SOUND. cart hare share startstare card hair shark care dark farm fair chair mare Group 2Group 1 bear stairs bark pair scare rare

8. Try it out: Word Sorts Now, sort by VISUAL PATTERN. hare share stare hair care fair chair mare Group 2Group 1 bear pair stairspair scare rare cart start card shark dark farm bark

9. Try it out: Word Sorts Now, sort by VISUAL PATTERN. cart hare share start stare card hair shark care dark farm fair chair mare Group 2Group 1 bear pair stairs bark scare rare ??X Oddball

10. So what did you discover today? The sound “air” can be spelled in two ways: – Air (air, stairs, fair) – Are (bare, care, rare) In your centers today, you will practice sorting these again (first by sound and then by pattern). This time, you will write (or glue – depending on level) each word into your journal. APPLY THESE IDEAS TO YOUR OWN WORD STUDY DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITY

11. Homework Cut out letter cards and bring to class Read WTW Chapter 3: Word Study Routines