Spelling words: Test Wednesday, Nov.25th
Irregular Past Tense Verbs
1. laid
2. said
3. saw
4. flew
5. took
6. wrote
7. woke
8. won
9. rode
10. fell
11. held
12. swam
13. sent
14. fed
15. dug
16. tore
17. wore
18. stole
19. spent
20. swept
Third Grade Spelling Program
Each week your child will be given fifteen spelling words to study
at home based on the spelling pattern we are studying in class. The final
test will also include five words that your child will not be able to study
that follow the same spelling pattern. Researchers have found that students
often memorize words for a test and then promptly forget them the following
week. This is because assigned spelling lists require students to study
isolated words rather than studying the phonics, the sounds that letters make
within the words. The five words on the test that your child is not able to
study will help us determine how effectively your child is able to apply the
spelling pattern to new words.
With this approach in mind, each week a new spelling pattern will be
introduced to your child in class. Students will learn the “rules” associated
with each new pattern and will take part in literacy center activities
throughout the week to gain more exposure to the pattern and practice making
and sorting words that follow the pattern. When students take their final
test, they will be given words that follow the pattern we have been studying
throughout the week. Ten will be words that they have been studying at home,
and 5 words will be new. This will help us assess how well students can
apply the spelling pattern to different words instead of only assessing them
on how well they can spell isolated words that were memorized for the test.
Research shows that this approach to spelling leads to more accurate spelling
of words when students are composing their own pieces of writing.