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2nd Grade Spelling Program: Lessons and Worksheets for an entire year! Curriculum Map

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A Spelling Program for a full year. This program includes the teaching guide with a strategic plan for students to ONLY practice the words they don't know, and NO PREP! Worksheets.

Program includes:

  • 36 units organized by a sequence of spelling patterns based on sound structure, function, and meaning, as well as high-frequency vocabulary.

  • A 5-day teaching plan for each unit provides the skill focus, teaching tips, word list, introductory activities, skill exercises, independent practice, challenge words and review activities.

  • A wealth of remediation, enrichment, tracking, and assessment tools is also included, and all components of this program are designed for flexibility so that you can meet the diverse needs of your students within a minimum of preparation.

Blacklines:

  • The blackline masters support and extend the lessons in the program.

  • 36 carefully sequenced study units designed to increase student achievement in spelling.

  • Each unit focuses on specific spelling patterns, as well as high-frequency vocabulary appropriate for this grade level. High-frequency words are marked with an asterisk.

  • The independent word study exercises incorporate the multi sensory tasks identified as the most effective in current spelling research.

Section 1: Teacher Guide

  • Instructional Approach

  • Implementation of the Program

  • Teaching Tip

  • Word List

  • Introducing the Skill Activities

  • Applying the Skill Exercises

  • Independent Practice Exercises

  • Challenge Words: Syllabication Skills

  • Review Activities

  • Math Connections

  • Spelling Through Writing: Cue Cards, “Have a Go” Book, Spelling Journal, Proofreading Checklist

  • Modified Programming - Remediation and Enrichment

  • Assessment: Self-Corrected Testing Procedure; Scoring Student Spelling; Recognizing Individual Progress; Error Analysis; Writing Records

  • Recording Student Development

  • Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Tracking and Assessment Forms

  • Scope and Sequence of Skills, Test Scores

  • Booklet Cover

     

Section 2: Thirty Six Unit Teaching Plans

 Short Vowels

Unit 2.1 Short Vowel Sound /a/ 

Unit 2.2 Short Vowel Sound / e/ 

Unit 2.3 Short Vowel Sound /i/

Unit 2.4 Short Vowel Sound /o/ 

Unit 2.5 Short Vowel Sound /u/ 

Unit 2.6 Short Vowel Review

 Long Vowels

Unit 2.7 Long Vowel / a/ Spelled a, ai, a_e, ay 

Unit 2.8 Long Vowel /e/ Spelled ee, ea

Unit 2.9 Long Vowel /i/ Spelled i, ie, i_e, igh 

Unit 2.10 Letter y as i or e

Unit 2.11 Long Vowel /o/ Spelled o, oa, o_e, ow

Unit 2.12 Two Sounds of oo

Unit 2.13 Long Vowel /u/ Spelled ue, u_e, ew

 Consonant Blends

Unit 2.14 Consonant Blends with l

Unit 2.15 Consonant Blends with r 

Unit 2.16 Consonant Blends with s 

Unit 2.17 Consonant Blends with s 

Unit 2.18 Consonant Digraphs with ch, sh

Unit 2.19 Consonant Digraphs with th, wh

 Final Consonants

Unit 2.20 Final Consonant /k/ Spelled ck 

Unit 2.21 Final Double Consonants ff, 11, ss 

Unit 2.22 Final Consonants Id, ft

Unit 2.23 Final Consonants ct, lt, mp 

Unit 2.24 Final Consonants nd, ng, nk, nt

r” Controlled Vowels

Unit 2.25 "r" Controlled Vowels ar, or 

Unit 2.26 "r" Controlled Vowels er, ir, ur 

Dipthongs

Unit 2.27 Dipthongs oi, oy

Unit 2.28 Dipthongs ou, ow

Irregular Short Vowels

Unit 2.29 Irregular Short Vowel /0/ Spelled au, aw, all, alk 

Contractions

Unit 2.30 Contractions

Suffixes

Unit 2.31 Suffix _ing

Unit 2.32 Suffix _ed

Unit 2.33 Suffixes _er, _est, _en 

Plurals

Unit 2.34 Plurals

Word Endings

Unit 2.35 Change Final y to i

Unit 2.36 Word Ending _le

Section 3: Introductory Activities

Section 4: Independent Practice Exercises

Section 5: Review Activities

Section 6: Take Home Lists

Section 7: Forms for Activities and Games

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