Areas for Growth in Understanding, Teaching & Assessing PA, Phonics, Spelling & Word Study by Dale Willows https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth Based on the self-tests, course readings and prior knowledge in these areas en-us 2017-09-12 12:43:17 UTC 2018-02-05 19:11:58 UTC hello@padlet.com What is systematic and explicit phonics instruction and more specifically what is the ideal logical instructional sequence for teaching phonics to young children who have very little literacy experience? peter_butler https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190258019 2017-09-22 18:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190258019 nicole_holland1 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190278118 How beneficial are spelling tests for students? What is the recommended grade level for administration of weekly spelling tests? Is is better to administer an assessment such as "Words Their Way" at multiple time points to assess spelling competence instead of weekly spelling tests?

]]> 2017-09-22 19:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190278118 dale_willows1 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190319127 After completing the Reading Rockets tests on Phonics and Phonemic Awareness, it was clear that a large area of growth for me is to understand and remember the difference between phonological awareness and phonemic awareness... it is key to remember which is which.]]> 2017-09-23 00:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190319127 jonellewhyte https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190326287 What are examples of activities on the different parts of phonological awareness? When is it appropriate to use each activity?]]> 2017-09-23 02:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190326287 jonellewhyte https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190327877 2017-09-23 02:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190327877 jonellewhyte https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190328155 The 37 common spelling pattern shown on pg. 67 was a new concept to me. I recall doing similar activities  with these patterns as a student, however I was not aware that knowing 37 spelling patterns will allow children to read and spell over 500 common words.]]> 2017-09-23 02:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190328155 jonellewhyte https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190328172 I really enjoyed the useful and practical examples of Phonics games illustrated in chapter 5. ]]> 2017-09-23 02:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190328172 meghan_pereira https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190402813 Are personalized dictionaries beneficial for students? If yes, at what grade should teachers give children personalized dictionaries]]> 2017-09-23 13:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190402813 meghan_pereira https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190404111 What are some age-appropriate ways to teach phonics to older students with limited phonemic knowledge?]]> 2017-09-23 13:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190404111 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190430205 Can phonics knowledge help students with spelling 
high frequency words?
]]> 2017-09-23 16:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190430205 Is there research on the effect of technology/spell check on students' spelling abilities? meaghan_laface1 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190456104 2017-09-23 19:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190456104 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190467419 What makes a good phonics program? How do you decide what program or system to use in your classroom?]]> 2017-09-23 20:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190467419 At what stage can you introduce activities like "Guess the Covered Word", "Using Words You Know", and "Making Words"? mayu_takagi https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190567303 2017-09-24 14:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190567303 What is the best way to teach irregularly spelled words? How can you help students remember how to spell irregularly spelled words? mayu_takagi https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190567607 2017-09-24 14:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190567607 If you have some students who have much more advanced concepts of phonemic awareness than the rest of your class, how can you make sure they do not get bored during whole group activities? mayu_takagi https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190568817 2017-09-24 15:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190568817 carleysteiner https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190587815 What is the best way to teach vowel pairs/digraphs/diphthongs (eg. ai, ea, oy). Can it be done using a "Making Words" lesson? ]]> 2017-09-24 17:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190587815 kasia_kazanowski https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190600688 Becoming more familiar with the "The Language of Literacy" terms and creating rich and meaningful learning opportunities that will help children of all levels develop strong phonemic awareness, especially children who may be English Language Learners. What are some assessments can be done early on to determine the needs of the students?]]> 2017-09-24 18:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190600688 alana_iannuzziello1 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190641286 In Putting Reading First, it states that a phonemic awareness program should not take up more than 20 hours worth of programming time over the course of the year (p. 8). This number seems low to me. Is this how long it takes for the average student to learn all there is to know about Phonemic Awareness? ]]> 2017-09-25 00:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190641286 alana_iannuzziello1 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190641565 How will you know when a student is ready to move onto decoding big words?]]> 2017-09-25 00:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190641565 fatima_syeda1 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190658702 Other then the use of pattern( e.g. prefix, suffix, roots) what other strategies can we use to improve spelling?

]]> 2017-09-25 03:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190658702 It is said that Phonemic awareness instruction can help all students learn to read, ranging from preschoolers to older less able readers. How do you differentiate the instruction, if any? fred_ma https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190661062 2017-09-25 03:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190661062 zahra_raza1 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190673919 What about invented spelling? Is it still beneficial or should be jump right into spelling and word study? ]]> 2017-09-25 05:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190673919 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190776711 In the past, I have seen many teachers introduce "words of the week" and build word walls with students throughout the year to assist with teaching spelling. Is this beneficial? ]]> 2017-09-25 12:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190776711 michaela_santaguida1 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190793376 After completing the Reading Rockets Phonemic Awareness Post-Test, I realized that I was not clear on the difference between phonological and phonemic awareness. This is an area for growth in understanding for me. ]]> 2017-09-25 13:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190793376 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190797092 I learned that phonics instruction is most effective when it begins in kindergarten or grade one, however, I have seen many early childhood educators (as well as myself) focusing periods of the day teaching phonics instruction to children as young as 2 years old. I also worked in a kindergarten overseas, and explicitly taught English phonics to children as young as 2. I was surprised to hear that early phonics instruction isn't ideal. I'd like to learn more about this - is there an ideal time during brain development/maturation for phonics instruction to begin?]]> 2017-09-25 13:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190797092 Phoneme manipulation is an important skill for children and it mentioned that there are many ways to manipulate phonemes but cautions against teaching too many at once. I'm wondering if there is a certain order that is best to teach these manipulations? Especially between phoneme addition, deletion and substituting one phoneme for another to make a new word. natalie_snider https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190798144 2017-09-25 13:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190798144 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190837931 How can we encourage proper spelling without overwhelming students who are already hesitant to write?]]> 2017-09-25 14:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190837931 Does the order in which one introduces Nifty-Thrifty-Fifty words matter? Are some prefixes and suffixes more challenging to learn than others? montana_kleinman1 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190844138 2017-09-25 14:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190844138 After the skills of segmenting and blending are taught/mastered, what should the next skill set be? https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190853164 2017-09-25 14:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190853164 stefanie_scaramozzino_halford https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190874383 Which one or two instruction methods for teaching phonemic awareness are most effective, and might the way you approach instruction in this area change if you were teaching as a whole group and small group?]]> 2017-09-25 15:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190874383 Spelling inventories seem a useful assessment, yet it there a way to administer them without generating anxiety? gina_brintnell https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190899015 2017-09-25 16:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190899015 How can I use concepts of Phonemic Awareness to teach students for whom English is not their first language or language spoken at home? Therefore, for them, it is not just about using phonics to decode words that they know already through speaking. Especially in older students, how can I implement the strategies discussed, without sounding to mundane and keep the interest of these adolescents? sukanya_rastogi https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190904404 2017-09-25 16:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190904404 katelinschumacher https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190916172 The Nifty Thrifty Fifty was a new resource for me to teach students how to use morphemes. It can help ignite discussions about how parts of words come together to give meaning. ]]> 2017-09-25 16:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190916172 What are good assessments for spelling? What program is good for students to learn spelling. If there is not a specific program, is there a proper order in which spelling should be learned? arielle_chan https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190928141 2017-09-25 16:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190928141 Providing systematic and explicit instruction during the early years of children's education. As well as noticing when students do not receive this type of instruction in kindergarten and grade one. tosteash https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190929763 2017-09-25 16:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190929763 tory_mccracken https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190983175 I need to further develop my own understanding of the jargon involved in literacy overall in order to ensure I am including all aspects in my own literacy program]]> 2017-09-25 18:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/190983175 tory_mccracken https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/191006477 What kind of direct instruction do you need to use in a balanced literacy program for older students who have already developed phonemic awareness?]]> 2017-09-25 19:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/191006477 How early can one begin to teach students such concepts without overwhelming them https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/191180318 2017-09-26 11:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/191180318 How can I support emergent writers who are hesitant and anxious about writing because of spelling? When and how do I support students transition from invented spelling to accurate conventional spelling? erin_eastwood https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/191426090 2017-09-26 18:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/191426090 During whole group instruction of phonics and letter sounds, how do you ensure that advanced students aren't bored? adrienne_rinne1 https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/191714018 2017-09-27 15:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/191714018 breanna_wu https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/192822566 How can phonic and letter-sound whole group lessons be differentiated in a way that includes and engages all the students despite their varying levels?]]> 2017-10-01 23:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/192822566 "they" say we are not supposed to have spelling tests anymore. Why is that and is it beneficial or not? ashling_casey https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/228304840 2018-02-05 19:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dale_willows1/AreasForGrowth/wish/228304840