This week I am continuing to focus on Word Study since as a district we are growing and changing in that direction. Each classroom I visit this week has amazed me with their effort in this area. All the students are learning the process of inquiry. They are experiencing the joy of exploring with words.
Many teachers are still clarifying the terms of high-frequency words versus pattern words. Then we throw in terms such as content vocabulary words and the mix continues. Our high frequency words are those simple words that are most often used in student's reading and writing. They need to be accessible to children through the word wall and/or their personal word journals and these words need to be learned so well that the child doesn't have to think before recognizing them. We call this "automaticity." They just come quickly and with out a lot of thought. Our pattern words are those that we use for word sorts to explore patterns in words and discover how some words follow certain patterns.
Content vocabulary and/or vocabulary are the words that are specific to certain conent areas. For example; mutiply, divide for Math. Continent, country for Social Studies. These words children need to know the meaning of and may or may not be able to spell.
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