Word+Study

=Word Study= In fifth grade, students study words in a variety of ways. Word study includes vocabulary, morphology and spelling. When students study what words mean, word parts and how words work, they are strengthening not only reading skills, but also writing skills as well.

At Deer Hill, we use the //"Words Their Way"// program to teach "spelling". Spelling is one part of 'word study", which also includes vocabulary and morphology, which is the study of word part, such as prefixes and suffixes. Follow this link to read more about the program at the Pearson website. [|http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZw84&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=&PMDbCategoryId=3289&P] [|MDbSubCategoryId=35163&PMDbSubjectAreaId=&PMDbProgramId=82341]

__"Words Their Way" Overview__: The "Words Their Way" program recognizes that students progress through different stages of spelling. For example, in the early primary grades, students first learn the letter sounds, then letter combinations and progress to word syllables or "chunks" and patterns within words. The program includes a series of skills which the students practice by using different word study activities, such as word sorts and word hunts. Students will come home with a word study pattern and a list of words that contain the pattern. Once the students understand and can apply the pattern, they should be apply the pattern to other words in addition to the word list. This is not a program where students memorize a specific list of words on Monday, then have a spelling quiz on Friday. Once the student demonstrates understanding of the word study pattern through everyday writing and in class activities, they will move on to the next word study pattern. Assessment will occur in a variety of ways including applying the patterns in everyday writing.