SMORE Word Study
January 2016: Focusing on Mid Year Assessment and Growth
Essential Question: How does Word Study impact students' abilities to read, write, comprehend content, and communicate?
Roundtable Discussion
- Reflecting on our original Essential Question, what are your thoughts?
- What have you been using that has been effective Word Study for STUDENTS?
- What challenges are happening?
So, what CAN assessing word study look like or sound like?
Words Their Way - Diagnostic Assessment
Using the Qualitative Checklist
Your Turn: Use the Qualitative Checklist to check your students' progress at various levels.
How do you feel?
Any questions, ahas, fears, or additional ideas?
What goal would you like to work toward between now and spring vacation?
If your goals are similar, we will form study buddies to grow with!
What feedback have you gotten from your students?
What does the data, engagement, conversations, and nonverbal cues tell you about how your STUDENTS feel about Word Study? Where are they in taking ownership in the learning and opening up about words?
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Noblesville Schools Word Study UoS
Click for transfer goals, as well as resources for instructional practices
Understanding the Stages helps you understand your STUDENTS!
Words Their Way - Developmental Spelling Stages
Is a Word Sort just a sort? What THINKING, REASONING, and COMMUNICATING should be included when using a word sort?
Words Their Way - In Practice
Event Information
Our Next Word Study Meeting
Bring your Qualitative Spelling Inventory Sheets! We will be working through new grouping, adjusting instruction for those who are stuck, and creating a plan for instruction:)
When?
Wednesday, Jan 27, 2016, 03:45 PM
Where?
In the media center
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RSVPs are enabled for this event.