Mrs.
Mauldin’s Class
Spelling
Program
Each week a new spelling
pattern will be introduced to your child in class. Students will learn
the “rules” associated with each new pattern and will take part in activities
throughout the week to gain more exposure to the pattern.
When students take their
spelling test, they will be tested on the 10 words that they have been studying
at home, PLUS 5 additional words that follow the pattern, but have not been
studied.
This tells us how well
students can apply the spelling pattern to new words instead of only
spelling words memorized for the test. Research shows that this approach
to spelling leads to more accurate spelling of words when students are
composing their own pieces of writing.
In addition to the
spelling pattern words, there will be 5 BONUS words that will be sent home to
study. These words will be pulled
from science, social studies, and readings we are doing in class. These words are meant to be difficult.
To recap: each spelling test will have
• 10 words that
your child has studied that fit a spelling pattern.
• 5 words they
have not studied, but fit the spelling pattern.
• 5 bonus words
Spelling words will be sent home on Thursdays.
Spelling tests will be given on Wednesdays.
Please note: For this first week of school, our
spelling words are ones that kids should know at our school. They do not follow a pattern, but are
used all the time!!! We will start
the actual spelling program next week.
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