We continued to use the Study Steps to Learn a Word.

1. Say the word loud. Does it sound like a word you know?
2. Look at the word. Look at how the word is formed. Is there any familiar parts?
3. Spell the word. Say the letters to yourself. How does each letter sound in this word?
4. Write the word. Check that each letter is clear and easy to recognize. If not try again.

In Week 5 we reviewed short vowel words and compared them to long vowel sound words.

the words are:

We continued to use the Study Steps to Learn a Word.

1. Say the word loud. Does it sound like a word you know?
2. Look at the word. Look at how the word is formed. Is there any familiar parts?
3. Spell the word. Say the letters to yourself. How does each letter sound in this word?
4. Write the word. Check that each letter is clear and easy to recognize. If not try again.

In Week 3 we reviewed the magic e and how it changes vowel sounds to long vowels.

the words are:

1. see
2. please
3. need
4. deal
5. sleep
6. mean
7. green
8. clean
9. keep
10. eat

We continued to use the Study Steps to Learn a Word.

1. Say the word loud. Does it sound like a word you know?
2. Look at the word. Look at how the word is formed. Is there any familiar parts?
3. Spell the word. Say the letters to yourself. How does each letter sound in this word?
4. Write the word. Check that each letter is clear and easy to recognize. If not try again.

In Week 3 we reviewed the magic e and how it changes vowel sounds to long vowels.

the words are:

1. Same
2. Kite
3. Home
4. Plate
5. Ride
6. Rope
7. Race
8. Rule
9. Broke
10. Tune

We continued to use the Study Steps to Learn a Word.

1. Say the word loud. Does it sound like a word you know?
2. Look at the word. Look at how the word is formed. Is there any familiar parts?
3. Spell the word. Say the letters to yourself. How does each letter sound in this word?
4. Write the word. Check that each letter is clear and easy to recognize. If not try again.

In Week 2 we reviewed the short e, short u and short o vowel sounds.

We aslo reviewed the concept of vowels.

the words are:

1. not
2. best
3. run
4. bed
5. spot
6. get
7. mud
8. ten
9. duck
10. winjob

Before we learned how to spell, the students were given a spelling notebook. We also learned and practiced the Study Steps to Learn a Word.

1. Say the word loud. Does it sound like a word you know?
2. Look at the word. Look at how the word is formed. Is there any familiar parts?
3. Spell the word. Say the letters to yourself. How does each letter sound in this word?
4. Write the word. Check that each letter is clear and easy to recognize. If not try again.

In Week 1 we reviewed the short a and short i vowel sounds.

the words are:

1. flag
2. fin
3. ran
4. has
5. fill
6. sat
7. list
8. sit
9. bag
10. win.