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For the next two weeks, I’m honored to be joining 39 other bloggers in iHomeschool Network’s Hopscotch! I’ll spend 10 days showing how effective Word Study is in teach spelling. I have used word study in the classroom, as a private reading tutor, and now as a homeschooling mom! It is ideal for one child or multiple children! You can read more about word study yourself in Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction.
Teaching Spelling Through Word Study Topics for Each Day:
- Day 1: What Exactly is Word Study?
- Day 2: The Stages of Spelling Development
- Day 3: Invented Spelling: What the Errors Tell Us
- Day 4: Where Do I Start?
- Day 5: Word Sorts: The Heart of Word Study
- Day 6: How to Introduce a Word Sort
- Day 7: Daily Routines with Word Sorts
- Day 8: FUN with Word Patterns
- Day 9: What About Those Irregular Words? (FREEIBE Included)
- Day 10: Word Study: It’s WAY More Than Phonics!
More Resources for Teaching Spelling:
My goal in writing this ebook was two-fold: (1) to help parents understand how spellers develop in learning to spell so that spelling instruction can be developmentally appropriate and (2) to provide strategies for teaching spelling in explicit and hands-on ways. (You won’t find worksheets or boring drills included!)
- Short Vowels Word Study App {purchase for $2.99}
- Using Words Their Way to Teach Spelling
- Free Printable Resource for the most common single syllable vowel patterns
- Learning to Spell with Word Families
- A Better Way to Teach Spelling
- Sight Word Pinterest Board
- Word Study/Phonics Pinterest Board
Enjoy!
~Becky
This is a great time to explore!
Opps, I meant this is a great topic to explore.
You always are doing so many fun things with reading. 🙂
Thanks for sharing this great information! My daughter is using word study in her first grade class and I’ve been a bit confused about the process and objectives. I love the background information you gave and the activities that you do with the word sorts. I shared these posts on my facebook page in case some of my friends have the same questions I do. Thank you again so much for sharing!
Thank you for stopping by, Cathy! It’s so cool to hear that your daughter is using it at school. Thank you for sharing my link on Facebook. 🙂
Teaching Kids to Spell: A Developmental Approach to Spelling. Is this available yet? I sooo need this for tutoring!
Yes, the link for how to purchase is in the post. 🙂
Using word study to teach spelling is genius! Thank you for sharing this post!
The word study is not showing up in the google play when I search for it. I can see it in apple. Please let me know.
Hannah
Hi Hannah, our apps are not at Google Play. I’m sorry. 🙁