This program is based on the objective that students learn rules associated with spelling patterns in which they apply to everyday writing.

Procedure: Teacher will introduce spelling rule and give example of words within the spelling pattern of the rule. In class: Students will play games and do word associated activities to practice. Words will also be used in everyday writing.

Homework: Students will do homework based on the rule currently being studied to reinforce spelling skills. Students will have other words including sight words, and words pertaining to current classroom studies to memorize.

Assessment: Students will take an assessment every other Friday. The test will include six (6) spelling rule words, five (5) sight words, three (3) current studies words and two (2) math words.

Bibliography of research:

25 Super-Fun Spelling Games; Most Commonly Misspelled

Words, Scholastic Professional Books.

Faye Bolton, D Snowball, Ideas for Spelling, What Words to

Teach.

Foresman, Wesley; Everyday Spelling, (1998). Foresman-Wesley

Publishing Company.

Lesson #1: Short vowel word families (most common phonic patterns in primary level text) -at -ell -ap -et -an

Lesson #2: Short vowel word families (most common phonic patterns in primary level text) (i, o, u) -in -op -ut -ip -ug

Lesson #3: Long vowel sounds + e -ate -ame -ake -ale

Lesson #4: Long vowel sounds +e -ice -ine -ide -oke

Lesson #5: Number words:

Lesson #6: Plurals, adding –s, -es

Lesson #7: Contractions

Lesson #8: Beginning blends br, gr, st, sw

Lesson #9: Beginning blends ch, sh, th, wh

Lesson #10: Compound words

Lesson #11: Endings, -mp, -nd, sk, -st

Lesson #12: Adding suffixes, ed, ing

Lesson #13: Endings, -c, -k, and -ck

Lesson #14: sounds, oo, ew as in moo

Lesson #15: ee, ea as in teeth, and read

Lesson #16 igh

Lesson #17 homophones

Lesson #18 ar, ir, er, ur

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Consultant Lisa Powers

August, 2005