![]() ![]() Not only have I created Spelling Lists and Word Sorts for you, I’ve also created a ton of worksheets that are perfect for differentiation. Word Study? That seems like a lot of work. If you’d like more information on Sight Word instruction, be sure to visit my Sight Words series. *Side note* I do recommend that Spelling/Word Study but taught separately, but in addition to learning Sight Words. If you’d like to read more about Word Study and the research that supports it, be sure to check out my Word Study Instruction for Beginning Readers Post. I saw results there, and consistently in the classroom. I have a Master’s in Reading Education and Word Study was one of the pillars of the foundations we used in Reading Clinic. I created a Word Study schedule that I follow each week that takes us through a variety of activities that provide the repetition needed to completely master these spelling patterns. I do this by teaching CVC words through word study. Working one on one with my daughter, we sped this up a bit, but still spent a solid two+ months on just short vowels. We spent two weeks on each vowel and then two weeks doing a mixed review. When I work with these in the classroom, I spend a solid 12 weeks focusing on just CVC words. I truly believe both of these are essential before starting any sort of word study program. If not, I recommend you check out my Free Letter of the Week Series and my post on Blending and Segmenting. If so you’re golden and ready to rock and roll with CVC words. Is my student able to blend and segment words? Does my student know all their letters & sounds?Ģ. If you’re not however, then to determine whether or not your student is ready for CVC words you need to ask yourself two questions:ġ. If you’re coming to me from my Word Study Instruction post then you already know your answer and can skip on down the page. It is the thread from which the tapestry of their reading career is woven. This is the unit that takes my kindergarten from fledgling readers to strong beginning readers. ![]() They are able to begin to see the patterns within our words and bring to predict how our language behaves. Starting with CVC words allows students to learn the general rules of the English language. These are also commonly referred to as short vowel words. ![]() That’s why we start with consonant-vowel-consonant or CVC words. Even in words that don’t have the typical vowels (a, e, i, o & u), have a letter that as acting as a vowel, most often the letter y. Vowels are the glue that hold letters together in a word. They are arguably one of the most essential tools in any good Reading Instruction program.īecause when learning to read vowels are everything. They are the foundation of reading instruction, and those first baby steps to becoming an emerging reader. Just in case you’re not down with the Phonics lingo, CVC words are consonant-vowel-consonant words. When teaching a child to read, CVC words are the turning point where you really start to see the everything come together. ![]()
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