[MOSAIC] Words Their Way

[Shannon Brisson]

Hi Heather,

When I think of using word sorts at the high school level, I can think of both content area uses and uses solely for literacy specialists.  At the high school level, most students will be at a stage in their language development in which they still require help recognizing general patterns with affixes and derivational relations.  I think that chapter 8 of Words Their Way specifically addresses word study ideas for students at the advanced level.  

Using groups of words to study greek and latin language elements is one focus that I think could be particularly helpful at the high school level.  That type of study can help students with the SATs and with content area vocabulary that they might encounter (especially in science and social studies).  You could also focus solely on the content area vocabulary of your subject matter.  The book provides a multitude of great activities for students in the derivational relations stage of development including vocabulary notebooks, word trees, and root webs.

-Shannon




Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:49:33 -0800

I'm just getting into the thick of Words Their Way and am trying to think about 
how to incorporate word study in middle and high school classes.  I've seen 
word sorts work very well at an elementary level, but I can't wrap my brain 
around how to set up an upper level word sort.  Any ideas??  Also, much 
research has said that literacy instruction should be a big focus in content 
area classes as well.  Is there anyone out there who does word study in a 
content classroom?  I'd be interested to hear how you incorporate it and how 
you feel it affects the amount of content that kids are exposed to and 
ultimately comprehend!
 
Thanks - Heather
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