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Please help me with Words their Way!!!

by InterTeacher

Nov 30, 2010

Help! I am so lost in the logistics of the Words their Way Program. I have four groups in my classroom - each group arranged according to spelling skill/level. I had a volunteer copy off the next 10 word sorts for each of the groups. I start out fine, I give each group their sort, then they spend 15 mins or so sorting, then write the sorts in their word books, then the week goes on without going back to the darn words, b/c I am not certain about where to go from there! I want the kids working on the words each day, but I also need to figure in time to work with the small groups as well, and I'm not getting to it. What kinds of activities should the kids be doing with the words on a daily basis, and how do you organize your words their way program???

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Sherie This is my first year using Words Their Way. I do several of the activities they describe in the books. On Mondays, I meet with each group, introduce the sort and have them go back to their desk and sort them again on their own. On Tuesdays, they pull out their cards, which we keep at their desks in ziplocks, and sort them again, then write them in...See MoreThis is my first year using Words Their Way. I do several of the activities they describe in the books. On Mondays, I meet with each group, introduce the sort and have them go back to their desk and sort them again on their own. On Tuesdays, they pull out their cards, which we keep at their desks in ziplocks, and sort them again, then write them in their notebooks. On Wednesdays, we do a blind sort. They meet with their partner (I assign partners ahead of time and they keep them for a few weeks), who reads the words aloud to them and they write them again in their notebooks (as a sort). Then they do the same for their partner. On Thursdays, when they finish their reading test and have independent reading time, they do a Word Hunt for words with the same patterns in their reading. They also keep this list in their notebooks. On Fridays, we have the test. I am planning on adding in a speed sort after Christmas where they use stopwatches to time themselves doing a sort (or a partner could time it). They do it twice to see if they can beat their time and get faster. I may alternate the speed sort with the blind sort each week on Wednesdays. My kids are doing very well with spelling and I am seeing much progress. I spend about 15 minutes a day on spelling. It is quick and easy, however, I have a small class and only 2 groups.

Hope this helps in some way. Let me know if you have any questions.

Sherie (3rd)

On 11/30/10, InterTeacher wrote: > Help! I am so lost in the logistics of the Words their Way > Program. I have four groups in my classroom - each group > arranged according to spelling skill/level. I had a > volunteer copy off the next 10 word sorts for each of the > groups. I start out fine, I give each group their sort, > then they spend 15 mins or so sorting, then write the sorts > in their word books, then the week goes on without going > back to the darn words, b/c I am not certain about where to > go from there! I want the kids working on the words each > day, but I also need to figure in time to work with the > small groups as well, and I'm not getting to it. What kinds > of activities should the kids be doing with the words on a > daily basis, and how do you organize your words their way > program???

Dec 1, 2010

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