Word Study

Word Study

In Word Study, we have been learning different spelling patterns.  Each student is placed in a group that teaches the skills that they need (as determined by assessments) in order to spell and read words.

The Green Group  has been working on Short and Long U sounds.  For example, this group learned that CVC words will have a "u" that makes a short sound, that "ui" makes a long u sound, "o double o" makes a long u sound, and that VCe words that have the vowel being u, will also be a long u sound.

The Blue Group has been working on ar, air, and are.  We learned that "ar" in a word will make a sound like a pirate, "air" at the end of a word will sound like the word "air," and that "are" at the end of a word will sound like "air."

The Red Group has been learning how to add -ing to words.  Their rules are that, if a base word ends with an "e" then you drop the "e" and add -ing.  However, if the base word is a VCC word, you just add -ing.

The Orange Group has been learning how to hear and spell some tricky letter combinations.  They have been learning the letter combinations for sounds such as "ij" and "j" when the letters are not j's or i's.  They have also learned that "ss" at the end of a word sounds like a snake, as well as when there is a "ce" at the end of a word!

Vocabulary:  We are recently starting this journey.  We are going to be learning more about Greek and Latin Roots each week.  This week, we learned about the roots:  hydr/aqua (water) and ad (to/toward).  We added these to our new Frayer Models which are in our Word Study Binders, and we will be continuing to learn about these words.  Acquiring vocabulary through the knowledge of Greek/Latin Roots, as well as context clues, is very important for students at this age.  Let's work together to support this learning!