** Spelling Instructional Plan 2010-2011 y Monday: 30 minutes of spelling instruction o Spelling Pattern Pre-test given on Fridays (Students who

score 90% or better receive the challenge list for their weekly list post-test (same pattern). All students will have 10 new pattern words on their test Friday. Total words that teacher must have prepared: 30  10 words for the pre and posttest  10 words for the regular study list  10 words for the challenge list o 30 minutes spelling skill instruction for new spelling pattern o Teacher sends a letter in the Communication folder describing weekly spelling pattern sent home (sample included at bottom of document) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 30 minutes of spelling lessons/activities o These can be any kind of whole group, small group, partner work, or other types of lesson. Friday: 20 minutes of spelling assessment o Students take the weekly spelling test containing their 10 word list that they studied for the week and 10 words following the weekly pattern that were given on the pretest. o Students take their pretest for the new pattern.

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**Taken from the Arkansas Comprehensive Early Literacy Model and Beth Newingham of Scholastic Top Teaching www.arliteracymodel.com http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/ **word lists follow the patterns used in the Houghton Mifflin Reading Series

Spelling Patterns and Lists for 2010-2011 by week are included below.

#1 Short Vowels Strategy: A short vowel sound is usually spelled with one vowel followed by a consonant sound.

Pretest List 1. Last 2. class 3. left 4. smell 5. stack 6. snag 7. head 8. mix 9. milk 10. rag 11. thick 12. thin

Study List Last class left smell stack snag head mix milk rag thick thin

Challenge List dance wreck tremble fluffy crisp edge dizzy fantastic half clock crib truck

Posttest List send friend stick step wink ask next thank went spill lunch splash

Dictionary Skill: ABC Order

Put words in ABC order by looking at the first letter of each word. Decide which of those letters comes first in the alphabet. If the first letters are the same, go to the first pair of letters that are different.

#2 More Short Vowels Strategy: A short vowel sound is usually spelled with one vowel followed by a consonant sound.

Pretest List 1. pond 2. lot 3. sock 4. luck 5. rub 6. does 7. drum 8. hunt 9. shut 10. front 11. lock 12. trust

Study List pond lot sock luck rub does drum hunt shut front lock trust

Challenge List switch dance prince fetch witch crust ridge frost give wedge since knob

Posttest List front trust jog lump stuff lock rocks frog duck spot truck chop

#3 Vowel-Consonant-e Pattern Strategy: When spelling a word with a long vowel sound, remember that a long vowel sound is often spelled with the vowel consonant-e pattern. Pretest List 1. save 2. life 3. wide 4. mine 5. grade 6. smile 7. smoke 8. huge 9. note 10. cube 11. come 12. love Study List save life wide mine grade smile smoke huge note cube come love Challenge List mistake surprise alive explode divide awhile chute telescope maze cheese theme spine Posttest List stove safe tune vote rule spoke wife drive shake flute spine geese

Dictionary Skill: Parts of a Dictionary A dictionary lists words in ABC order. How could you find the word cube quickly? Turn to the front part of the dictionary, where you will find the words starting with c.

#4 More Long Vowel Spellings Strategy: To spell a word with the long a or the long e sound, remember these things: The long a sound can be spelled ai or ay. The long e sound can be spelled ea or ee.

Pretest List 1. paint 2. clay 3. neighbor 4. eight 5. paid 6. weigh 7. lay 8. feel 9. leave 10. seem 11. speak 12. need

Study List paint clay neighbor eight paid weigh lay feel leave seem speak need

Challenge List afraid weakly raisin Wednesday easel delay easy explain squeal major climate bacon

Posttest List sea leaf speak spray pail sweet main pain bleed neat pray please

#5 Spelling the Long o Sound Strategy: To spell a word with the long o sound, remember that this sound can be spelled oa, ow or o. Pretest Pretest List 1. Coach 2. Float 3. Soap 4. Blow 5. Row 6. Own 7. Hold 8. Sold 9. Both 10. Most 11. Sew 12. Through Study List coach float soap blow row own hold sold both most sew through Challenge List boast unknown grown shallow hollow comb marshmallow clothes obey roll stroll fold Posttest List coat goal snow loan gold goat bowl foam toast frozen soak croak

Dictionary Skill: Guide Words Entry words are the main words in a dictionary. They are in ABC order. Two guide words at the top of each page help you find words quickly. They tell the first and last entry words on the page.

#6 Three-Letter Clusters and Tricky letter combinations Strategy: When you are spelling a word that has a consonant cluster, say the word aloud and listen for the different consonant sounds. Remember, some words begin with the consonant clusters scr, spr, str, and thr.

Pretest List 1. scream 2. wrinkle 3. spring 4. spray 5. knife 6. straight 7. stream 8. street 9. string 10. kneel 11. three 12. Through

Study List throat scratch match stitch throw knit strong knock strap write screen thrill

Challenge List struggle thread sprinkle strange strict scramble knuckle knight wring dolphin orphan orchard

Posttest List scream wrinkle spring spray knife straight stream street string kneel three through

Dictionary Skill: Definitions A dictionary entry has one or more definitions, or meanings, for the entry word. A sample sentence helps to make the meaning clear. (Show entry from a dictionary)

#7 Spelling the Long i Sound Strategy: When you hear the long i sound, think of the patterns ight, I or ie. Pretest List 1. bright 2. sight 3. fight 4. tight 5. might 6. wild 7. child 8. mind 9. high 10. pie 11. why 12. tie Study List night light kind right try mild blind fright flight grind sigh cry Challenge List highlight lilac frightening pilot silent lightening white dime bride mice spider sliding Posttest List bright sight fight tight might wild child mind high pie why tie

Dictionary Skill: Pronunciation Key A dictionary entry has a pronunciation that helps you say the entry word. The pronunciation key tells you what sounds the symbols in the pronunciation stand for. It gives a sample word for each sound.

#8 The Vowel Sound in clown/lawn Strategy: When you hear the ou sound, as in clown and round, remember it is often spelled with the pattern ow or ou. Strategy: The o sound can be spelled with these patterns: aw, as in lawn o as in cloth a before l, as in almost

Pretest List 1. clown 2. crowd 3. bow 4. crown 5. round 6. sound 7. loud 8. ground 9. count 10. cloud 11. mouth 12. would

Study List pound cloud growl straw mouse brown almost draw claw chalk paw false

Challenge List tower allow pounce awful sprout powder thousand amount squawk caught sauce fought

Posttest List clown crowd bow crown round sound loud ground count cloud mouth would

#9 The Vowel Sound in clown and lawn Strategy: The o sound can be spelled with these patterns: aw, as in lawn o as in cloth a before l, as in almost Strategy: When you hear the ou sound, as in clown and round, remember it is often spelled with the pattern ow or ou.

Pretest List 1. lawn 2. raw 3. straw 4. law 5. cloth 6. soft 7. cost 8. talk 9. almost 10. also 11. wall 12. walk

Study List frown proud owl ouch crowd round bow walk house tall hall talk

Challenge List scald flaw often frosting bald stall hawk crawl haul ought false cause

Posttest List lawn raw straw law cloth soft cost talk almost also wall walk

#10 Unexpected Consonant Patterns Strategy: Some word have unexpected consonant patterns. A beginning n sound may be spelled kn. A beginning r sound may be spelled wr. A final ch sound may be spelled tch. Pretest List 1. knee 2. knot 3. knife 4. knock 5. know 6. wrap 7. wrong 8. write 9. scratch 10. patch 11. watch 12. match Study List knew knit known knelt wreath wreck wrist batch catch latch hatch fetch Challenge List kneecap knuckle knowledge kneel knight wreckage wrinkle wrestle butcher dogcatcher stitching hopscotch Posttest List knee knot knife knock know wrap wrong write scratch patch watch match

Dictionary Skill: Choosing the Correct Meaning If an entry word has more than one meaning, the meanings are numbered. A sample sentence may be given to make the meaning clear.

#11 Vowel + r Sound Pretest List 1. dark 2. star 3. smart 4. art 5. march 6. clear 7. near 8. ear 9. storm 10. fourth 11. door 12. north Study List cart ear fork alarm mark dear porch horse fear story horn darts Challenge List corner partner sparkle important swore score shore spear beard carton argue your Posttest List dark star smart art march clear near ear storm fourth door north

Strategy: Remember these spelling patterns for the vowel+ r sounds: arm as in dark ear, as in clear or, as in storm

Dictionary Skill: Guide Words Use guide words to help you find an entry word in a dictionary more quickly. Remember that entry words are in ABC order.

#12 Vowel + r Sound Pretest List 1. her 2. were 3. serve 4. girl 5. first 6. bird 7. third 8. dirt 9. turn 10. hurt 11. work 12. word Study List energy her term birth skirt thirty stir return burger surf burn curl Challenge List whisper butter lizard sturdy perfect chapter thirsty squirm confirm first turtle circus Posttest List her were serve girl first bird third dirt turn hurt work word

Strategy: Remember these spelling patterns for the ur sounds: er, as in her ir, as in girl ur, as in turn or, as in work

# 13 The Vowel Sound in coin Pretest List 1. coin 2. soil 3. noise 4. oil 5. spoil 6. point 7. boil 8. join 9. foil 10. boy 11. toy 12. joy Study List point choice coil voice droid poison toil royal joining annoy cowboy loyal Challenge List adjoin appointment avoid broil embroidery hoist moisture employ destroy voyage joyful oyster Posttest List coin soil noise oil spoil point boil join foil boy toy joy

Strategy: The oi sound as in coin and boy, is spelled with the pattern oi or oy. Dictionary Skill: Words That Look the Same Some words are spelled the same but have different meanings. The words are numbered and listed separately in a dictionary.

#14 Spelling the j Sound Pretest List 1. judge 2. jump 3. jeans 4. jar 5. June 6. stage 7. gym 8. large 9. page 10. age 11. bridge 12. giraffe Study List July junk jelly juice stage change charge jockey garbage orange badge gentle Challenge List January plunge juice giant journal jagged hedge ridge manage luggage lodge image Posttest List judge jump jeans jar June stage gym large page age bridge giraffe

Strategy: The j sound can be spelled with the consonant j or with the consonant g followed by e, i or y.

#15 Spelling the k and kw Sounds Pretest List 1. quick 2. queen 3. quart 4. quit 5. squeeze 6. park 7. skin 8. picnic 9. school 10. week 11. second 12. crack Study List quite queasy squash quilt liquids week cheek work basket knock rocket shake Challenge List freckles question quiz quenched cast cue qualified quack aquarium cactus correct squash Posttest List quick queen quart quit squeeze park skin picnic school week second crack

Strategy: The k sound can be spelled with the pattern k, ck or c. The kw sounds can be spelled with the qu pattern. Dictionary Skill: Part of Speech A dictionary entry shows if a word is a noun, a verb or another part of speech. Abbreviations are used.

#16 Vowel + r Sounds in hair Pretest List 1. care 2. scare 3. bare 4. share 5. hair 6. chair 7. pair 8. air 9. fair 10. bear 11. pear 12. where Study List wear spare dare glare stairs stare rare tear very* swear snare share Challenge List compare aware repair prepare declare mare flare there square snare fare blare Posttest List care scare bare share hair chair pair air fair bear pear where

Strategy: The ar sounds can be spelled with these patterns: are, as in care air, as in hair ear, as in bear

#17 Homophones Pretest List 1. hear 2. here 3. new 4. knew 5. its 6. it s 7. by 8. buy 9. there 10. their 11. they re 12. bye

Strategy: Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. When you spell a homophone, think about the meaning of the word you want to write. Dictionary Skill: Homophones A dictionary entry uses the symbol _ to designate homophones.

Study List meat meet sale sail dear deer threw through blue blew sent scent

Challenge List piece peace board bored break brake be bee no know ate eight

Posttest List hear here new knew its it s by buy there they re their bye

#18 Compound Words Pretest List 1. airplane 2. inside 3. grandmother 4. sometimes 5. himself 6. nothing 7. birthday 8. herself 9. outside 10. grandfather 11. baseball 12. something Study List bedroom grandparent anytime sunshine basketball playground doorbell weekend backyard barefoot wildlife everybody Challenge List cupboard downstairs anyway earrings nighttime chalkboard motorcycle classmate driveway highway weekend myself Posttest List airplane inside grandmother sometimes himself nothing birthday herself outside grandfather baseball something

Strategy: Compound Words Think about the spellings of the shorter words that make up the compound word.

#19 Words That End with ed or ing Pretest List 1. saving 2. cared 3. smiled 4. joking 5. chopped 6. tapping 7. rubbed 8. dropped 9. grinning 10. wrapped 11. patted 12. fixing Study List running clapped closed sitting hoping smiled loved talking ripped hopping coming popped Challenge List scaring bruised freezing framed jammed skating waving moving grabbed stopped knotted wasting Posttest List saving cared smiled joking chopped tapping rubbed dropped grinning wrapped patted fixing

Strategy: When a base word ends with e, drop the e before adding ed or ing. When a base word ends with one vowel and one consonant, the consonant is usually doubled before ed or ing is added. Dictionary Skill: Base Words To find out how to spell a word that ends with ed or ing, look up its base word in a dicctionary.

#20 Changing Final y to i Pretest List 1. babies 2. puppies 3. stories 4. ponies 5. flies 6. parties 7. pennies 8. cried 9. carried 10. dried 11. hurried 12. tried Study List copied studies kitties ladies berries cities cries enemies replied fried stories supplied Challenge List scurried societies hobbies centuries married applied relies libraries theories armies hurries candies Posttest List babies puppies stories ponies flies parties pennies cried carried dried hurried tried

Strategy: When a base word ends with a consonant and y, change the y to i before adding es or ed.

#21 Prefixes re and un Pretest List 1. rewrite 2. remake 3. retell 4. reuse 5. unfair 6. unhappy 7. unkind 8. untie 9. unlike 10. unclear 11. unhurt 12. unwrap Study List replay rewrite renew rejoin unfold unsafe unlock renew undo refill unwind unpack Challenge List untrue review unhealthy revisit unbuckle remind unready unable retrain research uncover unplug Posttest List rewrite remake retell reuse unfair unhappy unkind untie unlike unclear unhurt unwrap

Strategy: Prefixes are added to the beginning of a base word. It adds meaning to the base word. The prefix re means again. The prefix un means not or opposite of. Dictionary Skill: Syllables A word part with one vowel sound. The dictionary uses dots (h) to separate the syllables of an entry word.

#22 Suffixes ful, ly and er Pretest List 1. useful 2. careful 3. hopeful 4. thankful 5. friendly 6. slowly 7. quickly 8. sadly 9. teacher 10. helper 11. farmer 12. singer Study List playful wonderful skater leader singer caller coldly warmly quietly joyful worker happily Challenge List graceful colorful beautiful certainly sensibly horribly listener officer skier clearly safely hourly Posttest List useful careful hopeful thankful friendly slowly quickly sadly teacher helper farmer singer

Strategy: A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word. It adds meaning to the base word. The suffix ful can mean full of or having. The suffix ly can mean in a way that is. The sufix er can mean a person who.

#23 VCCV Pattern Pretest List 1. invite 2. Monday 3. enjoy 4. until 5. forget 6. napkin 7. window 8. Sunday 9. garden 10. market 11. basket 12. order Study List under sister carry number scamper danger carpet margin target problem thunder wisdom Challenge List survive harvest compose perform expert person welcome barber urgent attend escape raccoon Posttest List invite Monday enjoy until forget napkin window Sunday garden market basket order

Strategy: To spell a word with the VCCV pattern, divide the word between the two consonants. Look for the spelling patterns you have learned. Spell the word by syllables. Dictionary Skill: The Schwa Sound In words such as useful, the second syllable has a weak vowel sound called the schwa sound. The pronunciation key shows this sound as |e|. the |e| sound can be spelled with any vowel. e about, silent, pencil, lemon

#24 Double Consonants Pretest List 1. rabbit 2. sudden 3. follow 4. happen 5. butter 6. lesson 7. dollar 8. button 9. pretty 10. hello 11. letter 12. yellow Study List better happy really berry messy unless carrot lettuce spilled grilling dribble litter Challenge List shopping clapped collect suppose supply glitter splatter ladder difference crabby stiff giggle Posttest List rabbit sudden follow happen butter lesson dollar button pretty hello letter yellow

Strategy: A VCCV word may have a double consonant. Divide between the consonants to find the syllables. Look for spelling patterns you know Spell the word by syllables.

#25 Spelling the s sound in city Pretest List 1. place 2. center 3. nice 4. once 5. dance 6. face 7. certain 8. space 9. city 10. circle 11. circus 12. pencil Study List ice notice cell civil celery cent peace race lice cycle cereal cement Challenge List cylinder cemetery cinnamon central celebrate citizen ceremony cyclone ceiling cellar circuit bicycle Posttest List place center nice once dance face certain space city circle circus pencil

Strategy: The s sound may be spelled c when the c is followed by i or e.

#26 Vowel Sounds in tooth and cook Pretest List 13. tooth 14. cook 15. shook 16. balloon 17. spoon 18. chew 19. grew 20. flew 21. drew 22. shoe 23. blew 24. boot Study List roof root stool crew hood fool blue wood look screw hue hoot Challenge List choose view scoop crooked foolish jewel scooter spoonful clue cruel juice prude Posttest List tooth cook shook balloon spoon chew grew flew drew shoe blew boot

Strategy: When you hear the long oo sound, as in tooth or chew, remember that it may be spelled with the pattern oo or ew. The short oo sound, as in cook, may be spelled with the pattern oo.

#27 The Vowel Sound in bought Pretest List 1. thought 2. chalk 3. fought 4. brought 5. ought 6. caught 7. daughter 8. claw 9. laugh 10. straw 11. enough 12. cough Study List raw walk lawn stall straw bought taught salt drought sought trough gnaw Challenge List false naughty trough pause sauce squawk hawk fault haunt haul sprawl launch Posttest List thought chalk fought brought ought caught daughter claw laugh straw enough cough

Strategy: When you hear the short o sound, as in bought or caught, remember that it can be spelled with the pattern ough or augh. Dictionary Skill: Spelling Table If you do not know how to spell a sound, turn to the spelling table, which shows the different ways a sound can be spelled.

#28 Words that end with er or le Pretest List 1. summer 2. winter 3. October 4. color 5. November 6. ever 7. later 8. little 9. travel 10. apple 11. able 12. purple Study List butter cracker bubble simple hammer middle never zipper giggle sneaker gather trouble Challenge List icicle answer castle puzzle sweater tackle freezer dreamer blister hamburger nibble turtle Posttest List summer winter October color November ever later little travel apple able purple

Strategy: In words with more than one syllable: the final er sounds are often spelled er the final el sound can be spelled le Dictionary Skill: Stressed Syllables The dictionary pronunciation shows which syllable is stressed in dark print followed by an accent mark ().

#29 Words That Begin with a or be Pretest List 1. again 2. around 3. away 4. about 5. alive 6. ahead 7. ago 8. begin 9. before 10. because 11. between 12. behind Study List above alone asleep become belong among beware agree await behave beneath allowed Challenge List aloud alert agitator awful alter accept aggravate berry beggar beach benign believe Posttest List again around away about alive ahead ago begin before because between behind

Strategy: In two-syllable words, the unstressed | |sound at the beginning of a word may be spelled with an a. The unstressed | | sounds may be spelled be.

#30 Contractions

Strategy: A contraction is a short way of saying or writing two or more words. An apostrophe takes the place of one or more letters.

Pretest List 1. I m 2. He s 3. Aren t 4. Couldn t 5. Won t 6. O clock 7. Wouldn t 8. Weren t 9. She s 10. Wasn t 11. I d 12. Shouldn t

Study List don t we re they re could ve should ve there s doesn t here s I ve we ve you ll didn t

Challenge List needn t mustn t would ve doesn t haven t hadn t he ll where s who s jack o lantern might ve must ve

Posttest List Im He s Aren t couldn t won t o clock wouldn t weren t she s wasn t Id shouldn t

List 4.1: Long a patterns

Dear Parents,

In word study this week, we are practicing words that have the long a sound, like cake. We will be focusing on the various ways that the long a sound can be spelled. magic e = rate ay = say eigh = sleigh

ai = pain (Two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking) At home, you can help your child practice making words that contain the following word families. The beginning sound could be a single consonant or a consonant blend, like we ve been studying in the past weeks. (See pattern words to study for examples.) Word Families: -ate -ane -ame -ase -ade -afe -ave -ain -aint -ail -aid -eigh -eight -ay Students should study the 10 assigned pattern words below for the spelling test on Friday. On the final test, there will be an additional 10 words that contain various long a patterns as well. Students are not expected to study those words ahead of time. Please assist your child in preparing for the test by making sure he or she completes the attached word study homework packet. My Pattern Words to Study

1. sway 2. drain 3. trade 4. jail 5. frame 6. paint

Respectfully, Mrs. Newman

7. stray 8. snail 9. weight 10. great*

*This word is a rule breaker!