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WHAT IS AN INTERACTIVE WORD WALL?
A word wall is a systematically organized collection of
words displayed in large letters on a wall or other large
display place In the classroom.
It is a tool to use, not just a display.
Word walls are designed to promote group learning
during reading and writing and shared by a classroom
of children.
(Cunnmgham, 1 9 9 5 )
GOALS OF A WORD WALL
Develop a growing core of words that will become a
part of the student's reading and writing vocabulary
r Support the teaching of important general principles
about words and how they work
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Fosters reading and writing
Provides reference support for children during reading
and writing
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Promotes independence
(Cunningham, 1995)
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Exemplars of words on the word wall
become the foundation for helping
children think about how to use a
word they know, to get to words they
want to solve.
HOW WORDS WORK
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Double consonants (little, add. off)
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Two vowels can make one sound (boat, eat)
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Silent letters (Gabe, know, great, sign, light)
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Homographs-Words that are spelled the same, but with more
than one m e a n i n g (bow/bow, wind/wind, bass/bass)
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Homonyms-words t h a t sound alike but have different meanings
and different spellings (peace, piece, for, four, ant. aunt, tail, tale,
close, clothes)
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Vowel pronunciations (am, again, always, rain, boat, was, s a w ,
but. Luke, full, would)
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Phonetically regular and irregular (cat. f u n , laugh, tough)
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FOSTER READING AND WRITING
• Support fluent and phrased reading
• Assist in problem solving in "clusters of
letters"
• Solvingthrough analogy in both reading and
writing
know?
> Have you heard another word that starts like that?
> Have you heard another word that sounds like that?
How do you select words to place on the wall?
Words that children use in their group or independent writing and are
important to know, such as can, mom, the, and
Words that many children use in their own writing and have difficulty
spelling; brother, because, went
High frequency words, beginning with easier ones and progressing to the
harder ones. I, a, my — her, and. was —• said, they, your
Words that children request often; grandma, school, soccer
Words that serve as exemplars of spelling patterns or frequently occurring
letter sequences; stay. stop. last, first
Words with vowel combinations such as eat, see, out,
> Words with particular beginnings or endings, such as going, sister, play,
Stop, happy
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HOW DO YOU SELECT WORDS TO PLACE ON
THE WALL?
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Words that children use in their group or independent writing and
are important to know, such as con. fue. mira. mama
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Words that many children use in their own writing and have
difficulty spelling; hermano. tengo. gusta. que
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High frequency words, beginning with easier ones and
progressing to the harder ones
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Words that children request often; papa,
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Words that serve as exemplars of spelling patterns or frequently
occurring letter sequences;
i^Words with dipthongs such as, tiene, cuando. puedo, hacia
/ ' W o r d s with particular beginnings o r e n d i n g s , such a s hay.
hermana. abueli_ta, jugaron. e s t a b a .
porque
KINDS OF WORD WALLS
> Word wall with first and/or last names
> Word wall of theme words, for example all words related to
the study of plants
^ A compound word wall (inside, sunshine)
A homophone word wall (one-won) or triplets (buy-by-bye, totoo-two)
> A contraction word wall
KINDS OF WORD WALLS
Word wall with first and/or last names
Word wall of theme words, for example all words
related to the study of plants
r A compound word wall (lavaplatos, sacapuntos,
quehacer)
A homophone word wall (hola.ola
peces.peses
casar.cazar
vezyes)
^ Cognate word wall (doctor, doctor) (accept, aceptar)
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WORD WALL GUIDELINES
r Add words gradually, five a week
Place words on the wall wh/Ve children are learning the
principles they illustrate
r Write words oh cards in large, clear print that is easily
viewed from all angles of the classroom
r Place the words in an organized manner, alphabetized
Make the words accessible to the students, making
the wall interactive
WHAT MAKES WORD WALLS EFFECTIVE?
1, Every time a new word is placed on the wall,
you call attention to the word and help
students understand how It works; and
2. you continue to help children connect with
displayed words to extend their learning
(Cunningham. 1 9 9 5 }
WORD WALL 5 DAY LESSON PLAN
Monday:
z' Introduce the 5 words
/- Have students:
See the words
Say the words
Chant, snap, clap, stomp, c h e e r . . . the words
Tuesday:
Practice with 5 new words:
Write the words
/- Make them with magnetic letters
Use t h e m in a sentence
> Use with word wall activity
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Wednesday:
> Workonanalogy ' I f l k n o w
> W o r k o n a n a l o g y "Siconozco
Icanwrite
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puedoescribir,
Thursday:
> Place new words on the word wall.
Do a n activity with the entire word wall.
Friday:
/- Read the word wall together
Do an activity with entire word wall
Wednesday;
W o r k o n a n a l o g y "sfconozco
puedo escribir _
Thursday:
/- Place n e w w o r d s on the word wall.
Do an activity with the entire word wall.
Friday:
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Read the word wall together
/- Do an activity with entire word wall
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LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK
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Take a paper w i t h 3 or 4 c o l u m n s
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Teacher calls o u t t h e 5 new words, one a t a t i m e
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S t u d e n t s w r i t e t h e list o f words in t h e first c o l u m n
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Begin with t h e first word
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LOOK closely a t t h e letters to n o t i c e t h e visual details
SAV it a n d notice parts to r e m e m b e r
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COVER t h e word w i t h a card a n d t h i n k a b o u t how t h e word looks
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WRITE t h e word f r o m m e m o r y
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Uncover a n d CHECK it w i t h t h e word in t h e first c o l u m n
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Do ail five words
Cover a n d write t h e w o r d again a n d c h e c k
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WORD JAR
1 , When 5 new word wall words are introduced, write them on
a slip of paper and add to Word Jar,
2. Choose 5 students to pick a word from the jar,
3. One student at a time reads their word, class chants the
spelling
4, Do additional words.
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ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH THE
WHOLE WORD WALL
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WHOLE WORD WALL ACTIVITIES
1.
Guess the Covered Word
2.
Be A Mind Reader
3.
Bean Bag Toss
4. Word Stair
5. Word List
6.
Bingo
7. Rhyme with the Word Wall
8. Word Sort
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