September has been the season of word study questions and answers. As our district moves away from a traditional spelling program to a "Word Study" approach we all have many questions and concerns. But the main idea is for our students to apply their spelling knowledge in their everyday writing.
We will have to start small. Identifying our student's developmental levels is the most important aspect of the approach. Understanding where our students are starting from is our guide to instruction.
Engaging students in word study will be vital. Having students be accountable for high frequency words in their writing will be essential. How do we achieve that? I will be listing a variety of ways for students to study those words. Check out my next blog.
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