It’s the thirty-second day of school. Over half my kinders are ‘Top Bananas,’ I’ve introduced and we’ve reviewed over half the letters of the alphabet, they are showing signs of segmenting and blending, they totally ‘get’ patterns, and I’m feeling like it’s time to introduce word families. Since you all have had so many questions about this part of my classroom routine, I thought I’d show you a bit more about how I introduce, differentiate and maintain this part of my ELA instruction. I’m ... VIEW POST
Ingredients For Successful Word Family Instruction
All In the Family (The Word Family That Is) and a Freebie to Get you Started
I am a true believer in the power of FAMILY...specifically Word Families. In my own classroom, it's an essential part of my Daily 5 Word Work. Word families, or some people call them chunks (families is just so much more friendly sounding to me but to each their own), help readers look for patterns when decoding. When your students recognize those patterns, they can more easily sound out words they don't readily know. It is always amazing to watch when a light suddenly turns on ... VIEW POST
More Differentiated Word Family Word Work With CVCe Words and a Giveaway!
There's a new addition to the family! The Word Family Word Work Galore family now includes CVCe long vowel word families. And the first of many bundles is the Long A CVCe Bundle (also available individually). Like the original Short Vowel Word Families, these new sets include many familiar features and a TON of NEW activities and extra fun items. My entire goal with making Word Families originally was to offer other teachers my weekly schedule and plan for introducing word families. ... VIEW POST
Short ‘A’ Word Family Word Work Galore Bundle-Differentiated/Aligned
Short ‘a’ Word Families Galore Word family study is an essential part of reading instruction. They represent patterns in our language. By mastering these single syllable words, students become more comfortable with rhyming and eventually learn to decode longer, more complex words. All this will help your students become better readers. This Word Family packet includes six short ‘a’ families included in Short “a’ Word Families Galore. THIS UNIT IS HUGE-193 PAGES LONG. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE ... VIEW POST
Short ‘E’ Word Families Word Work Galore Bundle-Differentiated and Aligned
Short ‘e’ Word Families Galore Word family study is an essential part of reading instruction. They represent patterns in our language. By mastering these single syllable words, students become more comfortable with rhyming and eventually learn to decode longer, more complex words. All this will help your students become better readers. This Word Family packet includes three short ‘e’ families included in Short “e’ Word Families Galore. (Each vowel pack will be represented by a different color ... VIEW POST
Differentiating Word Family Study
This marks my class' sixth week of word family study, and I absolutely love the routines we have establish for participating in word family activities and the success my kinders are feeling in recognizing and reading these important words that will make reading so much easier in the coming months. They are recognizing chunks and referring to the word family wall regularly, and I can really see how confident they have become. Needless to say, we love word family work. I've had quite a ... VIEW POST
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