What is word instruction?Word instruction helps students to learn high-frequency words they need in order to read fluently with comprehension. Working with words activities teaches students the skills they need to successfully spell and decode words when writing or reading.
Benefits of word instructionWord instruction helps readers to:
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Which individuals benefit from word instruction?
All students benefit from opportunities to work with words in structured and engaging ways. However, this looks different for emergent readers vs. conventional readers.
For students who are emergent readers, the focus is on:
We teach word identification and decoding to conventional readers through the use of:
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Basics of Word Instruction for Conventional Readers
Making Words
Making words (Cunningham & Hall, 1994, 1997) is a strategy that teaches students to recognize spelling patterns in words and to understand that a new word can be created by changing a single letter (e.g., cat, fat, mat).
Making words (Cunningham & Hall, 1994, 1997) is a strategy that teaches students to recognize spelling patterns in words and to understand that a new word can be created by changing a single letter (e.g., cat, fat, mat).
