Spelling


 * In your child's folder you will find our weekly spelling lists.**

Students need to be able to **spell** the **spelling words** for the test on Friday. Each week the words will have a spelling pattern the children need to learn for future use during independent writing time. Stress these patterns during study time and look for and discuss them while reading together. An example of this could be the word “name”. Your child may come across the unknown word “flame”. It can be talked about by asking, “How is this word like another word you know?” This helps your child link knowledge, something known to something unknown, to decode words.

Children __do not__ need to spell **word wall words**. They must be able to __read__ them “by sight” quickly and fluently. We’ll be using the kindergarten and first grade lists, so that students can become fast, fluent, and automatic with both lists. Occasionally, our spelling and word wall lists may overlap and contain the same words. Please remember that the word wall words (sight words) will also be tested weekly.