• Spelling

     

    Your child will be bringing home a collection of spelling words weekly that have been introduced in class. Each night of the week your child is expected to do a different activity to ensure that these words and the spelling principles they represent are mastered.  These activities have been modeled and practiced in school, so your child can teach you how to do them.

     

    Monday  Remind your child to sort the words into categories like the ones we did in school.  Your child should read each word aloud during this activity.  Ask your child to explain to you why the words are sorted in a particular way-what does the sort reveal about spelling in general?  Ask your child to sort them a second time as fast as possible.  You may want to time them. Have your child record the words on paper in the correct categories. Written homework due!

     

    Tuesday  Do a blind sort with your child.  Lay down a word from each category as a header and then read the rest of the words aloud.  Your child must indicate where the word goes without seeing it.  Lay it down and let your child move it if he or she is wrong.  Repeat if your child makes more than one error. Have your child record the words on paper in the correct categories. Written homework due!

     

    Wednesday Do a writing sort with your child.  As you call out the words in a random order your child should write them in categories.  Call out any words your child misspells a second or even third time. Written homework due!

     

    Thursday Do a writing sort with your child. As you call out the words in a random order your child should write them in categories.  Call out any words your child misspells a second or even third time. Written homework due! 

     

    There will be a weekly spelling test on ten words from the week's list.
     

    Thank you for your support.  Together we can help your child make valuable progress!