'Words of the Week' Begins!

Each week the students will be given a new list of words to practise and learn (see attached list).  The words are grouped according to their common  sounds (i.e. vowel sounds, beginning blends, etc.). We will introduce the words in class and your child will write them in his/her agenda where it says 'Word List.'  From time to time, you may see 'Review Week' where the word list should be. This just means that we are taking a week off from learning new words in order to review what we have already covered.

We do ask that you review the weekly words at home with your child in order to build high frequency word recognition and overall language fluency.  We assess their recognition of the words on a monthly basis. They are NOT expected to be able to spell the words - just read and decode them. Reviewing 'Words of the Week' should fun for both you and your child.  We do not suggest spending any more that 10-15 minutes at a time practising the words/playing games with the words. We also understand how busy life can be and that it isn't always possible to practise the words each day!  You will have to work out your own system at home for supporting this important learning initiative.

Some suggested activities that you could do with your child at home are:

-write the words on a recipe card/flash card and build your set of cards
-have your child identify the beginning blends/vowel sounds in the words
-have your child orally use the words in a sentence

 

Words of the Week

Week 1

Sound: short a

Words:   a at an ran call can as was ask

Week 2

Sound: short i

Words: is him big will it little      into      did     in

Week 3

Sound: short e

Words: let tell then    when     well red get   went     yes

Week 4

Sound: short o

Words: of on not hot off top stop   upon     God

Week 5

Sound: short u

Words: jump     run     must    under cut    but    much    fun up

Week 6

Sound: sh

Words: she fish    push      wash   shop short      wish

Week 7

Sound: ch

Words: which    watch   chair     such    church    teacher     chin

Week 8

Sound: th

Words: the think there they    them thank     that    this

Week 9

Sound: ee

Words: be me we need    been tree   see keep

Week 10

Sound: er

Words: after     her every   very over   paper    under

Week 11

Sound: ar

Words: car are far hard    part   star     start     apart      art

Week 12

Sound: 3 sounds of y

Words: buy  by fly my your   you yellow story any    many

Week 13

Sound: oo

Words:    book   look    cook      good     food     soon too     took    cool

Week 14

Sound: qu

Words: quarter quick queen quilt    quiet    square

Week 15

Sound: ow, ou

Words:   around   down   out    our    found  now   how    own   grow   would

Week 16

Sound: ay, ai, a_e

Words:   play make ate    train     always     away    say    have    came    may   

Week 17

Sound: oy, oi

Words: coin boy toy point     boil     joy      choice     noise

Week 18

Sound: oe, oa, o_e, ow

Words: toe coat    boat   open    close home     low    blow     snow

Week 19

Sound: ie, igh, i_e, y

Words: like ride   fly why light    white    cry     line   tie    high

Week 20

Sound: u_e, ew, ue, ui

Words: new cube  use   fruit    blue   few    true grew

Week 21

Sound: ee, ea, y, e_e

Words: here   hear  eat read   only  easy   many happy even     mean

Week 22

Sound: long vowels review

Words: here   open    take    came gave   each     time

Week 23

Sound: er, ir, ur

Words: hurt    turn     first air girl were bird letter

EXTRA DOLCH WORDS:

Week 24

Words:   go    do    or    does    has    once    for   give    sit    am

Week 25

Words:     so    his    one   to    no    what    he    all    saw    four    two

Week 26

Words:    want     said    kind   who   got   brown    where   put   find  

Week 27

Words:   funny    if   six  please   round   cold   five   people

Week 28

Words:   goes    green   pull    done     fall    far    full   ten