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WordWorks Newsletter #65

Spelling-Out Word Structure in Sofia, Istanbul and San Francisco

Fall tour 2011

 Click HERE to download Newsletter #65 This issue includes tales from WW Workshops in Sofia, Istanbul and San Francisco and is filled with links and resources for teachers learning from teachers. Here is some of what you will find: A new WordWorks document on spelling out word structure as a tool for instruction and assessment A lesson for building a matrix from the base of the word <imagine> Resources for a series of lessons that target science through spelling in middle school A teacher resource on learning from high frequency words A link to a great teacher blog on structured word inquiry & Real Spelling Grapheme phoneme cards Highlights on www.realspellers.org And more...Newsletter_65_Spelling_Out!_files/http%3A%252F%252Fweb.mac.com%252Fpeterbowers1%252FKey_Newsletters%252FNewsletter_65_Spelling_Out%252521.html.webhistorySpelling-Out_Word_Sums.htmlhttp://www.realspellers.orgNewsletter_65_Spelling_Out!_files/WW%20Newsletter%20%2365%20Spelling%20Out.pdfNewsletter_65_Spelling_Out!_files/WW%20Newsletter%20%2365%20Spelling%20Out_1.pdfshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2

More on “Spelling-Out Word Structure”

Go to this link for new pages with videos and resources that help teachers make spelling out word structure an every day activity in the classroom.

Note: Those who have been using the Word Microscope, will find the previous version is running out of time. We have extended the time for free usage with this updated version that can be found at this link.

Learning from Students!

Just after posting this newsletter which has focus on sharing teacher learning I was pointed to an amazing class blog by Grade 5 teacher Dan Allan at the Zurich International School. I’ve embeded just one of the amazing videos of students explaining their thinking that I found on his blog. These students are doing amazing work in every subject area, and wherever their studies take them, that learning is enriched with spelling investigations. Follow Mr. Allan and his students as they learn from an error in the wording for the statement of their central idea for one of their units of inquiry.

Click here to learn more from Mr. Allan’s word sleuths!