![]() If you can manage 8 different groups with weekly reassessments, go for it. ![]() Keep in mind that this isn’t an exact science! In a Words Their Way workshop I once heard, “Do what you can!” That’s the key. Even though they can spell the words, it is beneficial for them to get experience with the rules so they can letter extend them to spell other words. ![]() I think it’s important for my students to learn the why of spelling as much as the how. Since the 1st grade at my school doesn’t use Words Their Way, the kids may be natural spellers and have no understanding of word patterns. If I have lots of kids on the Syllables and Affixes levels, I might put them all in one group and start them at the beginning of the level. So I may move Diana down to the previous level. I can see that Diana only got 2 right but the others were much more solid on that level. The Within Word early group is kind of full. I write the number they got correct in that category on top of their name. Then look through the assessments and see who fits each category. The simplest thing is to grab a piece of paper and list the levels down one side. Want our spelling test sheet and vertical spelling inventory? Click here to get our FREE Words Their Way Spelling Inventory & Resources.Īfter testing your students, the next step is to organize them for word study. This is the level the child will benefit most from practicing. If a child gets 5 or fewer correct, that’s considered the student’s instructional level. If a student correctly writes the feature (for example, short vowel sounds) 6 or 7 times you know it has been mastered. Each feature is checked in 7 different words. The different columns represent different levels of spelling mastery. Tip: We use a different color pen each time we give the assessment and color the key at the top of the page accordingly.Īfter checking each word, total the number of checks in each column. We use the same page all year so it is easy to track student growth. The feature guide in the book is horizontal but we found it easier to grade quickly with a vertical page so we made our own vertical form. This form allows us to do a little record keeping right on their forms. We made a form for the students to write their answers on. ![]() You put the student’s test in front of you and start checking off what was written correctly. You don’t analyze every part of every word, so you need the feature guide to show you what you’re looking for. Grading the assessment can be tedious, but it’s so great to see all the data. Each of the words is broken down into key components-beginning sounds, vowel sounds, suffixes, etc. On the Pearson website there are examples of the different tests and run down on scoring them. We use the Primary Spelling Inventory (PSI) for 2nd grade. The first step in implementing Words Their way is giving the class a (rather lengthy) spelling test. spiral notebooks for sorting and gluing the sorts each week (1 per student).highlighters (a few colors, enough for a small group).zipper pockets for holding sorts (1 per student).3 ring binder for holding master copies of sorts.In 2nd grade, we usually only needed the Letter Name- Alphabetic, Within Word Patterns, and Syllables and Affixes sort books. The sort books in order from easy to advanced are: Letter and Picture Sorts for Emergent Spellers, Letter Name- Alphabetic Spellers, Within Word Patterns Spellers, Syllables and Affixes Spellers, Derivational Relations Spellers. If you don’t you will want the sort books as well. You may have access to the sort books at your school.If you are teaching early childhood, we recommend Words Their Way for PreK-K book. To begin using Words Their Way, we recommend that you gather some supplies. Some of those activities and games would make great companion resources to Words Their Way.īut we will always keep this post available to you as a resource!ĬLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT WORD PLAY PHONICSĬlick here to try a 1 Week Free Sample of Word Play Phonics! We now use Word Play, a word study program that incorporates differentiated word sorting and other elements like chunk spelling. Hopefully this post will give you some insight and tips if you’re looking to learn how to implement and organize Words Their Way in your classroom.ĭISCLAIMER: At this time, we no longer use Words Their Way. Visit our post about Chunk Spelling to learn more about the approach we use. We use the sorts weekly but we do not use the program for spelling.Heidi has taken some trainings but most of our know-how is from the book and trial and error.Teachers can implement the program however they see fit. It’s encouraged, not required in our district.Here’s a little background on our experience with the Words Their Way program: Around here we are big fans of Words Their Way, an assessment-based, differentiated, leveled approach to spelling and word work.
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