Word StudyWord Study

Phonics, Spelling, and Phonics, Spelling, and Vocabulary Learning at HomeVocabulary Learning at Home

What Is Word Study?What Is Word Study?

DefinitionDefinition Active exploration of words Active exploration of words

that leads to spelling and that leads to spelling and meaning knowledgemeaning knowledge

Includes children learning Includes children learning at their stage of at their stage of developmentdevelopment

Is based on 30 years of Is based on 30 years of research conducted through research conducted through UVAUVA

What Is Word Study?What Is Word Study?Some Guiding PrinciplesSome Guiding Principles

Look for what students use but Look for what students use but confuseconfuse

Use words students can readUse words students can read

Work for automaticityWork for automaticity

Sort by sight and sound in early Sort by sight and sound in early stagesstages

Sort by sight/sound and meaning Sort by sight/sound and meaning in later stagesin later stages

What Is Word Study?What Is Word Study?

AssessmentAssessment

Fall DSA determines a stageFall DSA determines a stage

Weekly/Biweekly class Weekly/Biweekly class assessmentsassessments

Using words not on the Using words not on the initial list or used in the initial list or used in the initial sortinitial sort

Scoring features and/or Scoring features and/or correct words at earlier correct words at earlier stagesstages

What Is Word Study?What Is Word Study?StageStage Grade Grade

RangeRangeCharacterizeCharacterized By..d By..

EmergentEmergent Pre k to Pre k to mid 1stmid 1st

Pre LiteratePre Literate

Letter NameLetter Name K-early K-early 3rd3rd

AlphabetAlphabet

Within WordWithin Word

PatternPattern11stst -mid -mid 4th4th

PatternsPatterns

Syllables & Syllables & AffixesAffixes

33rdrd-8-8thth MeaningMeaning

Derivational Derivational RelationsRelations

55thth-12-12thth MeaningMeaning

What is Word Study?What is Word Study?

Features Studied in the Features Studied in the Emergent StageEmergent Stage

Concept of wordConcept of word

Phonemic AwarenessPhonemic Awareness

Letter IdentificationLetter Identification

DirectionDirection

What Is Word Study?What Is Word Study?

Features Studied in the Letter Features Studied in the Letter Name StageName Stage

Compare/contrast beginning Compare/contrast beginning and ending consonantsand ending consonants

Develop sight wordsDevelop sight words Compare/contrast consonant Compare/contrast consonant

blends and sh, th, chblends and sh, th, ch Word familiesWord families Short vowelsShort vowels mp, ng, nd, nt, nkmp, ng, nd, nt, nk

What Is Word Study?What Is Word Study?Features Studied in the Within Word Features Studied in the Within Word

Pattern Stage (One Syllable Words)Pattern Stage (One Syllable Words) Common long vowel patterns (i.e. ay, Common long vowel patterns (i.e. ay,

a_e, ai; ee, ea, e; i_e, igh, y; o_e, oa, ow; a_e, ai; ee, ea, e; i_e, igh, y; o_e, oa, ow; u_e, ew)u_e, ew)

Syllable patterns across vowels (VCe, Syllable patterns across vowels (VCe, CVVC (rain), CVCC (back))CVVC (rain), CVCC (back))

Less common long vowel patterns (ea, Less common long vowel patterns (ea, old, ei, ind, ue, etc.) old, ei, ind, ue, etc.)

R-controlled vowels (ar, air, etc.)R-controlled vowels (ar, air, etc.) Complex consonant clusters (scr, thr, Complex consonant clusters (scr, thr,

etc)etc) Dipthongs and others (oi, ough, etc.)Dipthongs and others (oi, ough, etc.) Begin to bring in meaning with Begin to bring in meaning with

homophoneshomophones

What Is Word Study?What Is Word Study?Features Studied in the Syllables and Features Studied in the Syllables and

Affixes Stage (Mulisyllable Words)Affixes Stage (Mulisyllable Words)

Plural endings (doubling, e-drop, no Plural endings (doubling, e-drop, no change, y to i, irregular plurals)change, y to i, irregular plurals)

Open and closed syllables Open and closed syllables Vowel patterns in accented and Vowel patterns in accented and

unaccented syllablesunaccented syllables The j sound in the middle and ends The j sound in the middle and ends

of words (badger, major, village) of words (badger, major, village) The cher sound (culture)The cher sound (culture) Simple prefixes and suffixesSimple prefixes and suffixes