Word Work

"Expanded vocabulary and correct spelling allow for more fluent reading and writing thus speeding up the ability to comprehend what is read and get thinking down on the paper."


Word study and spelling enhance students' reading fluency, writing fluency, correctness in pronunciation, and vocabulary.  Since spelling is important, it makes sense that some focus on spelling and word study be part of students' everyday activity.
Spelling instruction should be ongoing, daily, and purposeful.  Instruction should be interrelated and interconnected with all strands of language.  The primary focus of instruction should be on teaching a variety of effective spelling strategies, rather than on just memorizing lists of words.  Students must be given opportunities to work with words, to proofread their own writing, and to study regular spelling patterns.  The key to spelling development is the understanding and application of spelling strategies that enable students to become independent and competent spellers.


The following sites support word work:
http://www.spellingcity.com/
http://www.kidsspell.com 
http://www.candlelightstories.com/games/stellar-speller/
http://www.primarygames.com/see-n-spell/see-n-spell.htm
http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html
http://www.manythings.org/cts/
http://eslus.com/LESSONS/SPELL/SPELL.HTM
http://www.funbrain.com/spellroo/index.html
http://www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/Safari/safari.htm
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsv/smg/
http://www.spinandspell.com/game.swf
http://www.funbrain.com/whichword/index.html