Spelling C Assignment May 16th (Week 30)

Wednesday, May 17th:

Please review all 70 phonograms by flipping through the cards and having student say only the sound each phonogram can make (for AY say /A/). All 70 can be “read” in a minute and fifteen seconds. Then focus on the following phonograms using the two methods listed below: eigh, er, ur, ir, ai, ay, ch, ti, ea, oo, ough, tch, and ew.

1) The parent should show the student each phonogram card, and the student should pronounce all the sounds that phonogram makes. Repeat this drill once each day.

2) The parent should dictate the sounds each phonogram makes and the student write the phonograms (neatly, in cursive, using only lower-case letters). Make certain the student is saying all of the sounds of the phonogram as he or she writes it. Repeat this drill once each day.

□ Phonogram Drill: Continue using the two methods explained above. Please make note of phonograms your child is having trouble with and pull those cards for extra drill. If your child as mastered them, you may reduce the number of drills per day. The goal is to keep your child’s skills sharp with constant review.

□ Drill rule numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 16, 19, and 28. This may be done orally. Please read the rule aloud and have the student repeat it. This should be done twice before the review of the words themselves.

Note: These rules may be found in the student’s Language Arts binder in a plastic sheet. The page is entitled, Spelling Rules Phrased for Ease in Teaching at Live Oak Academy. A link for this page may also be found on the Classes page of the website. Click on Sanseri/Spalding. On the third line from the top click on Spelling class resources for students and parents are posted here. Then click on the PDF labeled Complete Spelling Rules.

□ Review words 1401-1420 of Sections R-5 of page 170, of WISE Guide for Spelling. Have the student write the words as you dictate them. The student should be “sounding out” the words as he or she writes them. If the student has trouble spelling the word, you may remark it for practice and discuss the specific rule/rules referred to next to the marked word in the WISE Guide for Spelling. Review any words spelled incorrectly on previous spelling tests.

□ Penmanship: Complete “Day One” and “Day Two” of Lesson 28 from A Reason for Handwriting E.

Parents, please make certain that your student is doing his or her best work in this book. Good penmanship takes time. Don’t allow your child to rush.

Friday, May 19th:

Please review all 70 phonograms by flipping through the cards and having student say only the sound each phonogram can make (for AY say /A/). All 70 can be “read” in a minute and fifteen seconds. Then focus on the following phonograms using the two methods listed below: ea, eigh, ck, ee, or, ar, ei, ow, wh, er, ai, th, and ie.

□ Drill rule numbers 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 25, and 27. This may be done orally. Please read the rule aloud and have the student repeat it. This should be done twice before the review of the words themselves.

□ Review words 1421-1440 on p. 172 of WISE Guide for Spelling as described above. Also review previously misspelled words.

The parent should dictate the first time, check for errors, and dictate a second time.

□ Penmanship: Complete “Day Three” and “Day Four” of Lesson 28 from A Reason for Handwriting E.

Monday, May 22nd:

□ Phonogram Drill: Continue using the two methods explained above.

□ Administer test on phonograms your child has not yet mastered.

□ Test words 1401-1440 of sections R-5 and R-6, pp. 168 and 170 of the WISE Guide for Spelling. Have the student write the words as you dictate them. The student should be “sounding out” the words as he or she writes them. Mark the words spelled incorrectly, and write the number missed at the top of the page. Submit the test to Mrs. Rose on Tuesday, May. Make certain it is labeled with the student’s name, date and the word numbers from the WISE Guide for Spelling.

Add any words spelled incorrectly on the test to the list of words requiring additional review. This list should be kept in the student binder where it is easily accessible. (I find it helpful to insert the list in a plastic sheet protector, so I can quickly locate it.) Continue to review these words daily with your student until he or she demonstrates mastery.

□ Write the scripture verse from “Day Four” Lesson 28 on your choice of the scripture border sheets. Please label the sheet with your name, and date, and give the completed paper to Mrs. Rose on Tuesday, May 23rd.