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Working with Words
Four Blocks Literacy
“Teachers are focused primarily on systematically teaching children the skills they need to read individual words.” (Erickson &
Koppenhaver, 2007).
What is Working with Words?
Erickson, K., & Koppenhaver, D. (2007). Children with disabilities: reading and writing the four-blocks way. Greensboro, NC: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc.
Why is WWW important?
The Working with Words block allows students to:
• learn to read and spell high frequency words
• learn patterns used to decode and spell lots of other words
• transfer word knowledge to own reading and writing
• become fluent, successful and read words with comprehension
• help student understand how words work
Working with Words Stages
The Working with Words block has 2 stages:
• word wall – 10 minutes
• phonics and spelling – 20 minutes
Word Wall Learning-the-Word activities can include:• each week the teacher selects 5 new words to learn putting words in sentence:
• spelling words• clapping• chanting• word jumble• alphabetical ordering• word shapes
On-the-Back Activities• as students become proficient, On-the Back Word Wall activities can be completed:
• add endings to word wall words• put words into sentences
Phonics and Spelling
This part of Working With Words is usually 20-25 minutes. In this time students are learning how to decode and spell new words. Emergent learning can use this time to learn the alphabet.
Types of spelling and decoding activities:• rounding Up-the-‘Rhymes• making Words• guess the covered word• using Words-You-Know• reading/writing rhymes
Alphabet Activities:• alphabet books• alphabet songs• alphabet word sports• alphabet picture sorts
References
All information in this presentation has been sourced from:
• Cunningham, P. M., Hall, D. P., & Sigmon, C. M. (1999). The teacher’s guide to the four blocks. Greensboro, NC: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc.
• Erickson, K., & Koppenhaver, D. (2007). Children with disabilities: reading and writing the four-blocks way. Greensboro, NC: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc.