As I mentioned at Open House, we are working with a new word development program. All students have taken the same assessment which gave the me area of spelling patterns where each student should begin their own word study. The idea behind studying the patterns vs a finite list of words is that students will recognize and generalize the patterns in the English language. This program also emphasizes the development of vocabulary a bit more than simply looking at spelling.
Each week in class, we work on the same pattern as your child is focusing on for homework. In class, we complete 3 different activities that help to develop the sense of the spelling pattern and then use ipad dictionaries or the old traditional dictionaries or thesaurus to strengthen understanding of some of the words and possible meaning.
I hope the homework will not be too labor intensive and provided authentic thinking about your child's own words. Our first spelling assessments won't be until the specific spelling section is complete. Then the words could be any words that fit the spelling pattern the student has worked on in the previous weeks. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the program or homework.
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