As a resource room teacher you will probably be giving alternate spelling lists. Start thinking now about how you are going to manage that. I like Rebecca Sitton's spelling word list: http://rmtc.fsdb.k12.fl.us/literacy/files/1200wordlist.pdf If you look at other sites, you will notice that this list contains Core words and No Excuse words for grades 1-5. The core words would be the spelling words. This is how she has it broken down:
Core Words: 1st Grade = 1-30 2nd Grade = 31-130
3rd Grade = 131-265
4th Grade = 266-400
5th Grade = 401-600 and beyond
No Excuse Words:
1st Grade = 1-21
2nd Grade = 1-36
3rd Grade = 1-60
4th Grade = 1-100
5th Grade = 1-150 and beyond
I'm going to pretest my students who need a modified list. We will decide a start point for them. They will always know what their spelling words are going to be (the next 10 words on the list!). From a management standpoint, this is as good as it gets. However, these students also need to study spelling patterns so make sure that is included in your lessons. Many of my students are in 4th and 5th grade. Phonics games are too babyish for them. I found a neat ESL website that has printable phonics games and flashcards. They aren't babyish and my kids love them, especially the phonics monsters: http://bogglesworldesl.com/phonics_monsters.htm Play around on the site, there are a lot of good printables there!
Happy Spelling!
Core Words: 1st Grade = 1-30 2nd Grade = 31-130
3rd Grade = 131-265
4th Grade = 266-400
5th Grade = 401-600 and beyond
No Excuse Words:
1st Grade = 1-21
2nd Grade = 1-36
3rd Grade = 1-60
4th Grade = 1-100
5th Grade = 1-150 and beyond
I'm going to pretest my students who need a modified list. We will decide a start point for them. They will always know what their spelling words are going to be (the next 10 words on the list!). From a management standpoint, this is as good as it gets. However, these students also need to study spelling patterns so make sure that is included in your lessons. Many of my students are in 4th and 5th grade. Phonics games are too babyish for them. I found a neat ESL website that has printable phonics games and flashcards. They aren't babyish and my kids love them, especially the phonics monsters: http://bogglesworldesl.com/phonics_monsters.htm Play around on the site, there are a lot of good printables there!
Happy Spelling!
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