This week, the sisters have talked about Work on Writing and Word Work. The unfortunte part is that with the stipulations on the 90 minute reading block, we will not be able to work on Work on Writing. What will you do with this block of time during your Daily 5? Several teachers have their students work on SuccessMaker Reading while others might work on ACUITY Reading practice.
The second part of the chapter discussed Word Work. Yesterday, I attended the textbook meeting where Journey's was adopted. Journey's does have spelling and phonics tied together in the reading series so this would be a good time to tie these two concepts together during your Daily 5 Word Work time.
We also discussed as a group how Spelling would look on our new report cards. Spelling will be practiced during Reading Foundations, however it will be assessed in Language. Vocabulary is also included in the new Journey's series that ties with the story. The interesting thing about Journey's is that the vocabulary is presented in context instead of with just the definition.
What would you focus on during your Word Work time: Spelling, vocabulary or both? What materials will you have available for your students to use?
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