SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Grade 04 Unit 04: Word Study

Revised: 6/12/2014
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Grade 04 Unit 04: Word Study
Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
RF.4.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.4.3.a: Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and
affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.
Reading Foundational Skills-Word Study
These units focus on the Reading Standards: Foundational Skills (3 – 5) found in our Common Core Learning Standards. These units are
intended to build students’ phonics and word recognition skills so that students will know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in both reading and writing.
Lessons outlined in these units should be delivered during the 20 minute phonics/word study time. The foundational skills do NOT
replace vocabulary instruction within the whole group comprehension lesson. The word lists suggest words to be used during the
weekly word study time. You are encouraged to build upon the given word list. Students need to interact with these words daily in a
variety of ways. Suggestions are given within the units.
Research shows that rote memorization of chosen words does not encourage mastery of specific spelling patterns. Learning and
interacting with spelling patterns and syllable types enables students to read and write multisyllabic words based on these patterns. The
following units encourage daily interaction with specific spelling patterns (rather than just specific words) in order to obtain mastery of
those patterns.
In order to determine mastery of the weekly skill, students will be tested on a specific word list at the end of each week. This specific
word list should not be given directly to students prior to test administration at the end of the week.
Fourth Grade Foundational/Word Study Units
Weekly Routine:
 Day 1 - Introduce Words/Explicit Instruction
 Day 2 - Word Sorts/Guided Practice/Partner Activity
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Day 3 - Deeper Process/Word Meanings/Independent Practice/Do It Now
Day 4 - Review/Small group instruction
Day 5 – Assessment
Additional resources that can be used in all units include:
 Spiral Up phonics sets (available in many schools)
 Treasures Phonics and Word Study 5 day plan in teacher’s manual
 Differentiated spelling lists in the back of the Treasures teacher’s manual under “Additional Resources” page T14
 Words Their Way Words Their Way books (by Francine Johnston, Donald Bear, and Marcia Invernizzi) pages 375-404 – Sorts by
spelling stage and pattern
 Treasures Tier 2 Intervention Grades 3-6 Phonics and Word Study Teacher’s Edition
 Fry Sight Word list for 4th grade
 Quizlet – online cards and activities with 100 words 4th 100 words
 Advanced phonics – FCRR activities
 Word Wall Procedure
 Spelling Menu
 Most common prefixes
 Fry’s High Frequency Words Activities
Homework: Below are some homework activity links. These are suggestions of activities that can be used for homework. Please be sure
to choose weekly or daily activities to send home with students for additional practice.
Spelling Homework Activities
Tic Tac Toe Spelling Activities
Spelling Activities
Fry Sight Word list for 4th grade
Quizlet – online cards and activities with 4th 100 words
Plural nouns
Assessment: Total spelling words 15.
In the assessment column are the 15 mandatory words that you will assess your students on each week. However, there are a variety of
ways in which you can do this. Some examples for assessments are a traditional spelling test, sentence dictation, a multiple choice test
or a cloze passage.
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Unit 4
Words of the Week
High Frequency
Words
Resources
Assessment
Week 1
Focus:
Compound
Words
fishbowl
lookout
backyard
desktop
campfire
overhead
waterproof
grandparent
railroad
snowstorm
loudspeaker
bookcase
bedroom
blindfold
newborn
bedspread
yourself
overdo
clothesline
undertake
afternoon
basketball
anybody
countdown
downtown
rainbow
masterpiece
handshake
hundred
against
pattern
Review:
dresses
arrows
babies
Challenge:
eyesight
paperweight
Treasures
 5 Day Spelling 395E-F
 395J, 395S, 395W
 369C-D
 368KPhonics/Word Study Flip
Chart
 Fry’s High Frequency Words
tasted
ripping
forced
flipping
tapped
flipped
scared
flagged
ripped
skipped
tapping
saved
skipping
scaring
flagging
discussed
saving tasting
forcing
discussing
participating
measured
disappearing
regret
numeral
table
north
Review:
bedspread
desktop
snowstorm
Challenge:
outwitted
Treasures
 5 Day Spelling435E-F
 435J, 435S, 435W
 407C-D
 406KPhonics/Word Study Flip
Chart
funnier
families
pennies
applied
cozily
sorriest
slowly money map
farm
Review:
Assessment Word List:
lookout
desktop
waterproof
railroad
bedroom
grandparent
anybody
basketball
yourself
handshake
hundred
against
pattern
arrows
babies
Assessment Word List:
forced
scared
tapping
discussing
participating
measured
saving
flagged
disappearing
north
numeral
table
snowstorm
bedspread
Assessment Word List:
families
replied
Multisyllabic
Words
Week 2
Focus:
Inflectional
Endings
Multisyllabic
Words
Week 3
Focus:
Inflectional
underscoring
Treasures
 5 Day Spelling 461E-F
 461J, 461S, 461W
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Unit 4
Words of the Week
High Frequency
Words
Resources
Endings:
Changing
y to i
worried
replied
varied
marries
carries
easily
silliest
jumpier
emptier
merrier
prettily
lazier
happiest
dizziest
prettier
easier
angry
disabilities
rainier
hefty
dainty
repainted
scaring tasting
skipped
Challenge:
handily factories
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zoom
tunes
brooks
you’ll
wool
mood
suits
crew
spool
stool
cookie
food
used
grew
group
stoop
move
stew
huge
should
regrouping
foolishness
truthful
football
bluebird
classroom
cutest
pulled draw voice
seen Review
pennies prettily
funnier
Challenge:
crooked juicy
Treasures
 5 Day Spelling 473I-J
 473N,473 W, 473AA
 463C-D
 462K Phonics/Word Study Flip
Chart
Multisyllabic
Words
Week 4
Focus:
Words with
/ü/, /ū/, /ù/
Multisyllabic
Words
Page 4
437C-D
436K Phonics/Word Study Flip
Chart
Assessment
funnier
cozily
happiest
empty
emptier
silliest
penny
pennies
slowly
money
farm
skipped
tasting
Assessment Word List:
classroom
should
move
group
stoop
cookie
used
you’ll
mood
tunes
pulled
draw
voice
seen
prettily