Word Study & Spelling Resources

Use these resources to find instructional activities for Word Study & Spelling Instruction:

Find activities for phonemic awareness, graphophonemic, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension and writing.

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Workshop Home

Participant Resources

Introduction

Phonological Awareness

Word Study & Spelling

Fluency

Comprehension

Putting it Together

Make your own Word Work Mat HERE

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Resources from Fountas and Pinnell:

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Carl's Corner Resources:

Decoding

• Blends Bonanza: HERE
• ​Word Families, Diagraphs, Diphthongs, Long & Short Vowels (scroll down past the CD sets): HERE

Structural Analysis

• Compound Connection: HERE
• ​Contraction Action: HERE

Irregular Words & Sight Words

• Dolch activities: HERE​​
• Sight Word activities: HERE

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Decoding

Table of Contents
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words_their_way_toc.pdf
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Sample 5 Day Lesson Sequence: 

5_day_lesson_plan_sample.pdf
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Assessing Decoding

Use these assessments to identify where to start in a phonics curriculum, such as Words Their Way.

Quick Phonics Screener (QPS)

qps_summary_score_sheet.pdf
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 Words Their Way Spelling Inventories

 Words Their Way - Assessment for Emergent Spellers

This assessment tool measures:

• alphabet recitation and tracking
  
• alphabet recognition - upper and lowercase
  
• phonological awareness - rhyme identification, alliteration,
  
• letter sound assessments - beginning consonant sounds and letters, kindergarten spelling inventory, writing observations
  
• concept of word assessments - tracking and word recognition in context and isolation
  

words_their_way_assessment_for_emergent_spellers.pdf
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primary_spelling_inventory.pdf
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elementary_spelling_inventory.pdf
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words_their_way_feature_guides.pdf
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Starfall Resources:

Decoding

• Letter-Sound Correspondences: HERE ​
  
• Short & Long Vowels, and R-Controlled: HERE​

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Structural Analysis

Compound Creations Activity

compound_creations_activity.docx
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Multisyllabic Word Recognition

Six Syllable Types: Closed Sort Activity

syllable_type_word_sort.docx
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Irregular Word Recognition

The many ways you say "ough" - from the I Love Lucy show.