Adolescent Word Study
Designed for Year II, Day 3 Literacy Lab Participants
Hot Wired for Learning
I’m www.hungry.com
How do we process words?
Activity
1.Pronounce word2.Identify part of speech3.Determine definition
Record your thinking.
Agenda Research Word Study Strategies Instructional Practice
-Within Word Pattern -Syllable Juncture -Derivational Constancy
Reflection
Principles of Word Study “Those who learn how to walk
through words with sensible expectations, noting sound, pattern, and meaning relationships, will know what to remember, and they will learn to spell English.”
Henderson, 1990
The Word Study Notebook A place to trace the student’s journey
Establishing a Procedure “What’s in a Name?”
Introduction and Open Sort
Lucas
James
Elizabeth
Beverly
Jasmine
Michael
Ricky
Alisha
Drew
Monica
Greg
Chantel
HannahWJ pp. 85-102
Planning Appropriate Instruction
How are categories determined?
Which words should be selected?
Explicit Instruction Direct explanation Modeling: “Think Aloud” Guided Practice Application
Instruction for…
Within Word Pattern Stage Syllable Juncture Stage Derivational Constancy Stage
Word Study in Within Word
Within Word
Irregular Plurals Verb Tenses Homonyms Homographs Prefixes and Suffixes Variant Vowel Patterns Features F - J
Word Study in Within Word
F: Long Vowels with VceG: R-Controlled VowelsH: Other Common Long VowelsI: Complex ConsonantsJ: Abstract Vowels
HOMOPHONES
“…words that sound alike but have different spellings and different meanings, are the most common source of spelling problems.”
Cramer & Cipielewski, 1995
Selecting Words Abstract vowel patterns
_au_ _aw_ _ow_ oddball
taught
pause
clause
claws
awed
sawed
blow
laugh
caught paws fowl
low
grown
shown
Within WordProcedure for Engagement
Homophones: Feature J – Abstract Vowels
Word Walk Closed Sort - Students sort words
and record their sort in Word Study Notebook
Blind Sort and/or Word Hunt Speed Sort - Beat the Teacher Assessment
Word Study in Syllable Juncture
Word Study in Syllable Juncture
Usually begins in mid-fourth and continues through intermediate grades
Explores words with more than one syllable
Extends vowel pattern knowledge
Syllable Juncture Compound Words Features K, L,M,N,O Plurals and Possessives Prefixes and Suffixes Polysyllabic Homographs and
Homophones Final /k/ Revisited
Syllable Juncture
Features K: Doubling and E-Drop with ED and ING L: Other Syllable Juncture Doubling M: Long Vowel Patterns in the
Stressed Syllable N: R-Controlled Vowels in the
Stressed Syllable O: Unstressed Syllable Vowel Patterns
Selecting the Words for Feature K
Doubling and e-drop with –ed and -ingrained liked oddball
liftedtouche
dguardeddressed
gradedshapedvotedraked
ateslept
coached
blamed
drove
Syllable Juncture Procedure for Engagement
Focus: Feature K Doubling and e-Drop with “ed” and “ing” ending
Sort by vowel sound and then by base word pattern
Sort by inflectional ending change Word Hunt Reach the Peak (page 153-154) Assessment Quiz (pages 232-233)
Word Study in Derivational Constancy
Derivational Constancy
Silent & Sounded Consonants Consonant Changes (Alternations) Vowel Changes (Alternations) Latin-Derived Suffixes Doubling with Polysyllabic Base Words Homographs & Plurals Assimilated Prefixes Greek & Latin Roots
Derivational Constancy
P: Silent and Sounded ConsonantsQ: Consonants ChangesR: Vowel ChangesS: Latin-Derived SuffixesT: Assimilated Prefixes
Selecting Words for
Feature SLatin-Derived Suffixes
-ible -able oddball
Derivational Constancy
Procedure for EngagementFocus: Feature S - Latin Derived Suffixes
Discovery with Spelling Assessment and Open Sort
Written Sort & Word Hunt Blind Sort Speed Sort Assessment Quiz
Remember… All the word study in
the world will not help if children are not doing plenty of reading.
Words Their Way First Edition, p.248
ReflectionChoose one of the following and do a five minute write.
• How has this changed your thinking about vocabulary/word study instructional practices?
• Write a letter to a colleague encouraging them to attend this training.
• What support do you need to implement the practices you learned today? What can content specialists and instructional facilitators do to support you?
• Write a letter to your principal explaining how this was valuable to you and what support you may need to implement with fidelity the practices you learned today.