Word Study

Today we added the word pillar to our ‘Interesting Word Chart’ . The students discovered that it means a long, thin upright structure that supports a building.

Suffixes (-ly, -ily, -y)

This term we have created a second focus group. This group is looking at base words. Each week they will learn how base words are modified using suffixes and prefixes.

Our spelling focus group is learning about suffixes this week.
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Developing Our Spelling Skills

Over the next few weeks, we will be adding spelling videos to encourage you all to think about the spelling choices you make when writing.
During the proofreading stage of your persuasive, we would like you to circle words that you are unsure of then write them in your have-a-go-folder. From there, it is important that you reflect on its parts.
* What spelling choices do you know? (often the beginning and endings are easier to solve)
* What are your spelling choices for the part/s you are unsure of?
* Is this word formed from a base word? (run – running)
* If so, what do you need to do to the base word? (cvc – double the last letter and add -ing)
* Is this word made up of a stem? (bi-, dis-, mal)
* Will breaking the word up into syllables assist?
* Does this word rhyme with another that you can spell?
* Can you stretch the word out?

Word Study – Lesson 1

The Three Sounds of ‘ed’.

My son came home last year and told me that he had jumped over an obstacle in the Prep play are. When he pronounced the word he put a great deal of emphasis on the end of the word and used the ‘ed’ sound. So it really sounded like jump – ed. I explained to him that some words that end in ‘ed’ don’t always use that sound. There are actually three different sounds that can be used. Words Their Way has a wonderful sort for this rule in Syllables and Affixes, Sort 5. (Extend version found in the teacher book, page 12)

‘ED’ = Past Tense Verbs

 It would be very useful to complete Sort 5 first, then introduce the concept of more than one sound. The following video shows the original sort.

 Once you have an understanding of this rule, try sorting your words by their final sound. You will notice that the words will end in a ‘t’, ‘d’ or ‘id’ sound.