Goals
There are many areas of literacy that Mason could improve in. Goals that I have set for Mason are fluency, comprehension, and spelling. These goals will help Mason move towards grade level reading and writing.
Fluency
To achieve fluency, Mason needs help developing his sight word knowledge to improve accuracy in word decoding on a higher level. The strategy that I would use for this is “Three Strikes and You’re Out.” This would be done using the Fry Sight Word Inventory. Mason has only achieved 100% accuracy on the first 100 words so this strategy should be used beginning with the second 100 words. The activity will be facilitated by first asking Mason to read aloud the second 100 list of words on the Fry Sight Word Inventory. I would …show more content…
“Orthographic development and word study instruction during the within word pattern stage helps students build on their knowledge of the sound layer of English orthography as they begin to explore the pattern layer (Bear, 2016).” To work with Mason to improve his spelling and orthographic development, I would use word study in the form of word sorts. A word sort is a word study routine in which students group words into categories. The category that I would begin with Mason is long vowel patterns because according to the Elementary Spelling Feature Guide, Mason only identified 2 out of 5 long vowel features. I would begin by given Mason a word study sheet with words containing a long vowel pattern such long vowel a-e, i-e, and -igh. These words will also be written on index cards so that they can be easily manipulated. Mason and I would begin by reading the words orally and point to the words as we read them. Once we complete reading the words, I will ask Mason if he notices and patterns within the words and to sort these words accordingly. I would also use words that Mason can read so that the task is not too difficult. Once Mason sorts the words according to their long vowel pattern. I would ask mason to orally recite the letters in each word as well as write them. If Mason has difficulty spelling the words after reciting them, the next strategy within this activity would be to use word chunks. This is where Mason would write down the first part of the word that he is sure is correct and then the initial consonant chunk, whether it is a single consonant, a blend, or a digraph, leaving the long vowel sound until he discovers the correct spelling of the word. This strategy would be done repeatedly until Mason masters certain word pattern
There are many areas of literacy that Mason could improve in. Goals that I have set for Mason are fluency, comprehension, and spelling. These goals will help Mason move towards grade level reading and writing.
Fluency
To achieve fluency, Mason needs help developing his sight word knowledge to improve accuracy in word decoding on a higher level. The strategy that I would use for this is “Three Strikes and You’re Out.” This would be done using the Fry Sight Word Inventory. Mason has only achieved 100% accuracy on the first 100 words so this strategy should be used beginning with the second 100 words. The activity will be facilitated by first asking Mason to read aloud the second 100 list of words on the Fry Sight Word Inventory. I would …show more content…
“Orthographic development and word study instruction during the within word pattern stage helps students build on their knowledge of the sound layer of English orthography as they begin to explore the pattern layer (Bear, 2016).” To work with Mason to improve his spelling and orthographic development, I would use word study in the form of word sorts. A word sort is a word study routine in which students group words into categories. The category that I would begin with Mason is long vowel patterns because according to the Elementary Spelling Feature Guide, Mason only identified 2 out of 5 long vowel features. I would begin by given Mason a word study sheet with words containing a long vowel pattern such long vowel a-e, i-e, and -igh. These words will also be written on index cards so that they can be easily manipulated. Mason and I would begin by reading the words orally and point to the words as we read them. Once we complete reading the words, I will ask Mason if he notices and patterns within the words and to sort these words accordingly. I would also use words that Mason can read so that the task is not too difficult. Once Mason sorts the words according to their long vowel pattern. I would ask mason to orally recite the letters in each word as well as write them. If Mason has difficulty spelling the words after reciting them, the next strategy within this activity would be to use word chunks. This is where Mason would write down the first part of the word that he is sure is correct and then the initial consonant chunk, whether it is a single consonant, a blend, or a digraph, leaving the long vowel sound until he discovers the correct spelling of the word. This strategy would be done repeatedly until Mason masters certain word pattern