Weekly spelling tests are on Thursdays. Spelling tests are sentence

dictation. I read a sentence to the class which has one or more of the

spelling words in it. I repeat the sentence 5 or 6 times slowly so every

student has a chance to copy it on their paper. I do not grade the

sentence--only the spelling word(s). By using sentence dictation,

the children not only learn their spelling words but they also learn how

to sound out and spell other words and practice sight (red) words as

well. Students who get 4 or more wrong on the Thursday test may retake

the test on Friday. The student receives the better of the two grades.

Test scores are only part of the Spelling grade. I also look at how much

a student's spelling improves in all subjects.

 

Our spelling words for this week are:

 

RED WORDS

  

I AM INCLUDING CHALLENGE WORDS FOR SOME STUDENTS!  IF THE CHALLENGE WORDS ARE NOT ON YOUR CHILD'S HOMEWORK SHEET ON MONDAY, THEY DO NOT NEED TO STUDY THEM FOR THE SPELLING TEST.

 

CHALLENGE WORDS