Word Study

At this time of year one big focus is on letters and the sounds they make. Our goal is for students to recognize letters with automaticity and recall the sounds those letters make with the same automaticity. Word study is an area where we learn many of the skills necessary for reading and writing words. Knowing letters and sounds fluently makes this work much easier. This is why we practice, practice, practice!! Our handwriting program also supports this learning.

In word study we are also focusing on skills such as rhyming, counting the number of words in a sentence and syllables. Or focus skills will evolve as the year goes on.

Here we are today placing stickers on the letters of our names. We are noticing the shapes, or parts of the letters, and the sequence of the letters in our names. With this activity we are building upon our letter knowledge. As a bonus, we are continuing to develop our fine motor skills by peeling and sticking those star stickers on our names!