Kendall Rowley, EDU 501 by https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall Action Research Notes en-us 2019-09-17 11:23:09 UTC 2026-03-27 16:07:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image.webp?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f4dd.png Research Topic kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385627871 I would like to focus on reading, specifically word families.]]> 2019-09-17 22:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385627871 Question kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385628313 How can I teach word families to students?]]> 2019-09-17 22:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385628313 Question kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385628374 How much time should be spent on each word family? A week? Two weeks? ]]> 2019-09-17 22:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385628374 Question kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385628548 Is there a certain order to teach word families to students?]]> 2019-09-17 22:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385628548 Word Family Curriculum kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385628824 This bundle is available on Teachers Pay Teachers. It includes lesson plans for 20 word families. It is suggested that you focus on one word family per work. It includes plans for five days a week. 

This looks like an engaging way for students to learn word families. I especially like how it includes a parent letter and suggests some ideas for students to practice at home. It is super important to have the line of communication open between home and school. 

This bundle has students making word family houses and includes an easy reader book just to name a few. ]]> 2019-09-17 22:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385628824 kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385660899 2019-09-18 00:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385660899 Why Teach Word Families? kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385662162 This article explained the "why" for word families. Why are word families important and beneficial? 

Elyse (n.d.) stated, "word families, also called phonograms or chunks, provide us with groups of words that have a   predictable pattern or “chunk”. These words have the same ending and they all rhyme. This makes learning a set of words (a word family) easier on our beginning readers" (para 3).

This article discussed a weekly plan for word families as well. 

Elyse (n.d.). Word families: Proven method for teaching reading. Retrieved from https://proudtobeprimary.com/teach-reading-with-word-families/.]]> 2019-09-18 00:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385662162 kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385665404 2019-09-18 01:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385665404 Word Family Wall kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385666128 I like this idea... 
Maybe putting it under my alphabet or by my writing station.

Students do well when things are visible. I notice my students always looking around the classroom at the posters. ]]> 2019-09-18 01:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385666128 Word Family Strategies kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385666796 This article talks about the importance of learning word families. Word families are crucial when learning how to read. It's all about patterns! The article discussed how it is a lot easier to recognize a pattern in a new word rather than trying to sound out every single letter. When children learn word families, they are able to decode many words. By teaching word families, you are teaching phonics... which lays the foundation for reading.

Mascle, D. (n.d.). Word families and reading strategies. Retrieved from https://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/15495/parenting/word_families_and_reading_strategies.html.]]> 2019-09-18 01:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385666796 Thought kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385670279 Word families should help with rhyming. Apparently, students struggled with rhyming last year. However; word families were not taught, last year, only sight words.]]> 2019-09-18 01:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385670279 Question kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385671438 What do I need to do, as a classroom teacher, if one of my students isn't retaining word families?]]> 2019-09-18 01:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385671438 Thought kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385671713 I could start including word family work into my reading block each day. ]]> 2019-09-18 01:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385671713 Michigan Common Core Standards That Align With Word Families kendallrowley https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385672566 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.E Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.A
Recognize and produce rhyming words.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.B
Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words. 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.C
Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.]]> 2019-09-18 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kendallrowley/wall/wish/385672566