The traditional "Spellers" that many of us were accustomed to when we were in elementary school have been replaced in schools today. In my classroom, we will be working on a program called Words this Way. The program has a pretest to determine where students are at in their ability to decode words. Students are then placed in groups based upon their level. They will be given a list of words bi-weekly. These words will be cut out and placed in a Ziplock bag at the front of their agenda. Throughout the 2 weeks students will have "word sorts", play games, work with the teacher in small groups, work in pairs/small groups, and do independent sorts. At home, there are nightly games and word sorts to play with your child. It is important that the students take care of their words and bring their agendas daily so they can partake in the activities at home and at school.
A letter will be sent home this week to explain this in further.
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