Re: word walls - response to Marie's posting

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Posted on 10/22/10

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My word wall is determined by the children. After journal
writing period, we discuss words that they think that everyone
would use on the word wall....words that they have trouble
spelling, because, grandmother, etc. They have ownership of it,
and they use it more often because of this.

On 9/05/10, new 2 wrote:
> Just an insight:
> There may be no continuity among classes in your building for
> this reason. In our district, word walls are for the words
> each class needs to learn. High frequency and some
> phonetically regular words are used during the week and put
> on the Word Wall as anchors for specific phonetic sounds or
> (HF) words that must be spelled correctly at all times.
> Last year I had a VERY low group. Therefore my Word Wall had
> many basic words on it (determined by assessing the whole
> class on a master list). My colleague had a very high
> group. She immediately skipped to a higher list and had
> different phonics lessons.
>
> You may be able to do the same on a smaller scale. Can you
> focus your Word Wall on words ALL (well, most) should have
> mastered? Could they be your anchor, and each child keep a
> separate list individualized to their own needs?
>
> Just an idea.

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