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Teaching Spelling Through Word Study

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10 Days of Teaching Spelling Through Word Study | This Reading Mama

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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:

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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 Vowel Word Study app from This Reading Mama

 

  • 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

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Filed Under: Phonics and Word Study, Teaching Spelling Tagged With: Spelling, word sorts, Word Study

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Comments

  1. growingbookbybook says

    October 13, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    This is a great time to explore!

    Reply
    • growingbookbybook says

      October 13, 2012 at 3:46 pm

      Opps, I meant this is a great topic to explore.

      Reply
  2. Cassie @ 3 Dinosaurs says

    December 1, 2012 at 4:48 am

    You always are doing so many fun things with reading. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Cathy says

    February 14, 2013 at 10:10 am

    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!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      February 14, 2013 at 11:57 am

      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. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Bernadette Mobley says

    November 16, 2016 at 4:33 pm

    Teaching Kids to Spell: A Developmental Approach to Spelling. Is this available yet? I sooo need this for tutoring!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      November 21, 2016 at 11:21 am

      Yes, the link for how to purchase is in the post. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Brooke W says

    May 1, 2017 at 1:38 pm

    Using word study to teach spelling is genius! Thank you for sharing this post!

    Reply

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