We
currently use the MacMillan-McGraw Hill “Treasures” reading series at
Wakefield Elementary School. The vocabulary in this reading series
includes High Frequency Words and Word Families. High frequency words are
words that are most commonly found in text that first graders would
encounter. Some of the words follow phonetic rules that are predictable
but many of them don’t. So first graders “just have to know them.”
Word families help with predictable word patterns and rhyming. Many of
these families are learned in Kindergarten and reviewed in first grade.
All of the words that we learn in reading are placed on the Word Wall. It
is easily accessible for students to use throughout the day.
Recently,
my teaching partner found a GREAT resource for any teacher teaching from the
Treasures curriculum! I highly recommend it:
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The Word Wall in our classroom acts as a great resource for writers!
High-Frequency Words
This
is a list of 220 High-Frequency Words from pre-primer to third grade
(including nouns). By the end of first grade, your child should know
the pre-primer, primer, and first grade list (at least).
Thank you Mrs. Perkins! http://www.mrsperkins.com/dolch-words-all.html Word Family groups can be found at http://users.nac.net/dominica/wordfam.html . Thank you to “Miss Felici’s Education Universe”
Weekly Vocabulary
Your child will be bringing a manila
envelope home with them that says, “Reading Vocabulary” on the outside.
We are going to try something new this year (so if you’ve had a first grader
with me before, this is different!) Students are going to keep their little
vocabulary packets in this envelope. It will be your responsibility at
home to practice these words each night, each morning, each week (however you
see fit!) BUT please be sure to put this envelope back in the maroon folder
EVERY night (with their mini-book) because we will be practicing these words at
school, too! You will know the current week’s words because they will be
in a cute little pocket (see below).
 IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS READING VOCABULARY ENVELOPE BE IN YOUR CHILD’S MAROON FOLDER EVERY DAY! Vocabulary is very important in your child’s development of reading strategies and will eventually lead to improved fluency (read like we talk) and comprehension (understanding what we read!) |
Where did you purchase your word wall? That is the exact one I am looking for!!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you purchase your word wall? That is the exact one I am looking for!!
ReplyDeleteLakeshore but it's SUPER old so it may not even exist anymore in their catalog. Google "Word Walls" then see if you can find any pics and follow them.
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