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Word Study as an
approach to the
teaching and learning of
Spelling.
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Workshop 2
Name
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Word Study
Centre:
Date:
Advisor:
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Objectives
• To provide practical opportunities for
teachers to engage in word study activities
• To discuss possibilities for assessment that
facilitate a prescriptive response
• To reflect on how word study approaches
might be implemented in their schools.
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Key Messages
• The Word Study approach engages students
in guided self-discovery about how words
work
• Word Study leads to knowledge of spelling
conventions and an understanding of why
words are written in a particular way
• Analysis of spelling behaviours gives
valuable insights into student needs.
Promote
Auditory
Memory
Teach and
Extend
Vocabulary
and
Conceptual
Knowledge
Spelling
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Grammar
Free Writing
Genre
(Written Text
Types)
Punctuation
Vocabulary
Handwriting
Create a
Language
Learning
Teach a
Variety of
Spoken
Texts
Environment
Develop
Listening
&
Speaking
Skills
Spelling
Grammar
Free Writing
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Free
Writing
Punctuation
Vocabulary
Handwriting
Table Quiz
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• Question 1
What is special about the following sentence?
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
• Question 2
How many words can you find in the word "therein"
without rearranging any of its letters?
• Question 3
How many words can you think of that exist only in
plural form?
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Homework-Long /e/ patterns
How do children learn to spell?
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...a number of overlapping developmental
stages:
• using sound-letter relationships
• using pattern
• using meaning
(PSC p. 85)
Components of Spelling
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Knowledge
of pattern
Stored
images of
words and
patterns
Knowledge
of sound
Knowledge
of meaning
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“…the real work of learning comes when we
try to resolve things, think about them and
work on them…” (Professor Aidan Moran)
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WE REMEMBER
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10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we see and hear
70% of what we discuss with others
80% of what we personally experience
95% or what we teach others
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Activity-Making Words
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Benefits of Word Study
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Research based
Based on how children learn to spell
Constructivist, problem solving approach
Collaborative
Differentiated
AfL friendly
Discovery oriented
It extends student thinking
First steps to spelling
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Alphabetic understanding
Phonological awareness
Phonemic awareness
Phoneme-grapheme transfer
Phonological Awareness
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• phonological Awareness is an aural and oral skill
• this clearly distinguishes ‘phonological awareness’
from ‘phonics’, since the starting point for
phonological awareness is the sounds that we
hear, rather than the letters on a page
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Phonemic Awareness
• Phonemic awareness is the ability to think
about and manipulate the sounds in oral
words
• A Phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in
a word that affects meaning
• Phonemic awareness instruction helps
children learn to spell
• Some phonemes are inconsistent across
dialects
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Development of Phonemic
Awareness
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Automaticity
The Precision Teaching approach may be used
to support
• automaticity in the articulation of letter
sounds
• automaticity in reading of letter names,
words, syllables and phrases
http://www.johnandgwyn.co.uk/probe.html
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Target Words
• Words that the child reads and writes
• Words that the child misspells
• Words that are commonly misspelt in
the school
• Most common words (Fry, Dolch)
• Words that present a learning
opportunity
What is word study?
• A guided self-discovery of how words work
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• Promotes student thinking – not just
memory
• It leads children to an understanding of why
words are written in a particular way
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Activity-Syllable Sorts
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Spelling Behaviour Analysis
Word
Error
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Build
Swimming
When
Screamed
Poem
Play
Bild
Swiming
Wen
Screamd
Peom
Paly
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Key Messages
• The Word Study approach engages students
in guided self-discovery about how words
work
• Word Study leads to knowledge of spelling
conventions and an understanding of why
words are written in a particular way
• Analysis of spelling behaviours gives
valuable insights into student needs.
Overview of PDST Primary Supports for Leading Learning in the 21st Century
PDST Leadership Programmes
PDST Websites
Misneach.....New Principals
Tánaiste.......New Deputy Principals
Tóraíocht.....Aspiring Leaders accredited by
Maynooth University
Forbairt .......Experienced Principals & ALNs
Spreagadh...NAPD & PDST collaboration
www.pdst.ie
pdsttechnologyineducation.ie
scoilnet.ie (portal for resources)
teachercpd.ie (on-line courses)
www.pdst.ie/schoolsupport
School-Self Evaluation
Teaching & Learning Framework; 6 Step SSE Process; gathering, collating & analysing relevant data; implementing the SIP for
literacy, numeracy and any other area of teaching & learning.
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Literacy
SSE & strategies for improving
oral language, writing, reading and
the use of broadcast /digital media.
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Numeracy
SSE & strategies for improving
numeracy. Supporting the
development of Mathematical
thinking.
Health and Wellbeing
SPHE including Child Protection and Stay Safe
Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE)
Active Learning Methodologies
Anti Bullying-Procedures and Policy, Awareness
Raising, Intervention, Prevention and
Intervention Strategies
PE
Wellbeing for teachers
Gaeilge
Tacaíocht chun Curaclam na Gaeilge a chur i
bhfeidhm i Scoileanna T1&T2,
Féinmheastóireacht Scoile, chomh maith le
tacaíocht lán Ghaeilge a sholáthar do
Ghaelscoileanna agus scoileanna sa
Ghaeltacht.
Integrating ICT - Primary
Active Learning Methodologies- Key methodologies of the primary
curriculum through the effective use of ICT.
Literacy & Numeracy – Creating, developing and using ICT to create
teaching resources in all areas of primary literacy and numeracy.
SSE – Online tools for gathering, collating & analysing relevant data.
eAssessment & ePortfolios – Assessment of / for learning with ICT.
ePlanning & Collaboration – Google Apps for Education.
Tablet Technology Integration – Pedagogy, Curriculum & SEN
Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) – Google Classroom, Edmodo
Models of support:in-school support (in-class modeling, meeting principal/groups of teachers, Croke Park hrs), seminars, workshops, clusters