Alphabetic Phonics

Mrs. Unruh

If you have any questions, please contact me by E-mail dunruh@stmarysderby.com or call St. Mary's School at 788-3151.

Multisensory Reading and Spelling Program    
Scientific Spelling Program   
Reading Naturally Program

Alphabetic Phonics Newsletters:     

2nd and 3rd Grades - Book IA
4th Grade Book IIA   
5th Grade Book IIC

Scientific Spelling Newsletter:

Scientific Spelling Program - 7th Grade
Scientific Spelling Program - 8th Grade

Multisensory Reading and Spelling Letter March & April 2008

This is what we will be learning during March & April. Because of spring break and State Assessments we will not be able to complete as many lessons, so I am combining the two months of lessons in this News Letter. Each lesson in the Multisensory Reading and Spelling Program consists of:

• Visual Deck – naming the letter and saying the key word and sound
• Auditory Deck – students echo the sounds and writes the letter(s) that represent that sound
• Visual Review – students read a list of words which illustrate a pattern or rule taught in the previous lesson
• Auditory Review – students repeat dictated words and isolate sounds to spell or identify checkpoints for applying a pattern or rule
• Spelling Review – students spell seven words (6 real words and 1 nonsense) that illustrate the spelling concept taught in the previous lesson
• New Material – discovery teaching and multisensory techniques are used to present kinds of syllables, syllable division patterns, spelling rules and patterns. We are on Lesson 21; there are 25 lessons all together in Book 1. The lessons left are Ango-Saxon vowel suffixes, homophones, Anglo-Saxon “old, kind, child” words and taking the Benchmark Post-test.
• Visual Practice of New Material – students read lists of words which illustrate the newly presented materials
• Auditory Practice of New Material – students repeat dictated words which illustrate the new material
• Spelling Practice of New Material – students spell seven words (6 real words and 1 nonsense) which illustrate the new material
• Review – the newly learned material is briefly restated by the student

It takes two to three days to complete a lesson.

This month we will be learning one verse each week. The verses are I Corinthians 13: 4-13, “What is Love”. Each class starts with prayer.

At the end or beginning of each month students will be bringing home an envelope with all the papers they have completed in class for that month and information on what will be taught in the program for the next month. Please have your child return the empty envelope the next day of class.

If you have any questions e-mail me at dunruh@stmarysderby.com or call me at St. Mary’s school or at home 788-8321.

Scientific Spelling is a system by which students can learn to spell words they do not know by using the reliable patterns and rules of the English language. Students learn to analyze words and group them for ease in learning. They learn to analyze and categorize words according to three types: regular, rule and irregular spellings.

What is the goal of Scientific Spelling Program?

•  Students will learn and will apply a multisensory strategy, which will lead to permanent memorization of words that do not follow the patterns or rules.

•  Students will learn to analyze word as regular, rule or irregular words.

•  Students will learn skills for taking notes such as dictation.

The lessons we have covered in September is the Floss Rule , v and ve, the initial and medial spelling of c and k , final spelling of ck and c , and final spelling of k and ke .

In October we will be learning the Double Rule , ch and tch spelling, Rabbit Rule and long a spelling in the final position, a-consonant-e (a-e), a , and ay spelling rules.

The Reading Naturally Program incorporates teaching modeling, repeated reading and progress monitoring into a single set of steps to improve fluency and comprehension.

•  Students practice reading the story until they can read it at a predetermined goal rate.

•  Student graph the number of words read correctly before practicing and then again after practicing. The graph provides proof of the student's progress.

•  Students are given comprehension question before and after testing to show their progress in comprehension.

We will be doing the Reading Naturally Program during the first 15 minutes of class. They will be reading story according to their reading level.

At the end of the month they will be sending their papers home in an envelope. Please send the envelope back to class the next day of Scientific Spelling.

A.P. News Letter March & April 2008

3rd. Class Book IA 2nd & 3rd. Grade

Look at what will be taught during the months of March & April 08. Because of spring break and State Assessments we will not be able to complete as many lessons, so I am combining the two months of lessons in this News Letter. Each lesson takes approximately two days to complete.

Alphabet: Alphabetizing to the first and second letter and continuing with dictionary skills to develop techniques for looking up words quickly in the dictionary.

New Learning: We will be learning sound and spelling of (h), learning how to spell words that do not go along with the spelling rules, what is a complete sentence and quotation marks and when to use them.

Handwriting: Continue practicing cursive and copying procedures to develop skills for taking notes in class.

Reading: Practice reading and coding words that have been taught during new learning.

Spelling: Continue spelling ten words each lesson relying on the concepts and spelling rules that have been taught during new learning.

Verbal Expressing: We will continue to practice parts of speech like articles, nouns, pronouns, and verbs by coding the different parts of speech in sentences. We are practicing skills in comprehension by identifying the topic sentences and main ideas of various stories.

At the end of each month your child will be bring home all the papers that they have completed that month. Please send the envelope back to school empty the next day of class

Each class starts with prayer.

Any questions please contact me by E-mail dunruh@stmarysderby.com or call St. Mary’s School.

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A.P. News Letter March & April 2008

6th Class Book IIA 4th Grade

Look at what will be taught during the months of March & April 08. Because of spring break and State Assessments we will not be able to complete as many lessons, so I am combining the two months of lessons in this News Letter. Each lesson takes approximately two days to complete. Each lesson takes approximately two days to complete.

Alphabet: Alphabetizing to the second and third letter and continuing with dictionary skills to develop techniques for looking up words quickly in the dictionary.

New Learning: We will be learning the sounds and spelling and meaning of suffix ing, dividing words with the vowel- consonant- consonant-vowel(VCCV) pattern, m and digraph ck.

Handwriting: Continue practicing cursive and copying procedures to develop skills for taking notes in class.

Reading: Practice reading and coding words that have been taught during new learning.

Spelling: Continue spelling ten words each lesson relying on the concepts and spelling rules that have been taught during new learning.

Verbal Expressing: We will continue to practice parts of speech like articles, nouns, and pronouns, by coding the different parts of speech in sentences. We are practicing skills in comprehension by identifying the topic sentences and main ideas of various stories.

This month we will be learning one verse each week. The verses are Isaiah 45:22, and John 10:27. Each class starts with prayer.

Because of Victoria being absent so often this last month we were unable to complete the lessons from last month.

7th Class Book IIA 4th Grade

Look at what will be taught during the months of March & April 08. Because of spring break and State Assessments we will not be able to complete as many lessons, so I am combining the two months of lessons in this News Letter. Each lesson takes approximately two days to complete.

Alphabet: Alphabetizing to the second and third letter and continuing with dictionary skills to develop techniques for looking up words quickly in the dictionary.

New Learning: We will be learning the sounds and spelling of (m), (r), digraph (oo), and (b).

Handwriting: Continue practicing cursive and copying procedures to develop skills for taking notes in class.

Reading: Practice reading and coding words that have been taught during new learning.

Spelling: Continue spelling ten words each lesson relying on the concepts and spelling rules that have been taught during new learning.

Verbal Expressing: We will continue to practice parts of speech like articles, nouns, pronouns, and adjectives by coding the different parts of speech in sentences. We are practicing skills in comprehension by identifying the topic sentences and main ideas of various stories.

This month we will be learning one verse each week. The verses are Isaiah 45:22, and John 10:27. Each class starts with prayer.

Any questions please contact me by E-mail dunruh@stmarysderby.com or call St. Mary’s School.

A.P. News Letter March & April 2008

Look at what will be taught during the months of March & April 08. This is what we will be learning during March & April. Because of spring break and State Assessments we will not be able to complete as many lessons, so I am combining the two months of lessons in this News Letter. Each lesson takes approximately two days to complete.

Alphabet: Vocabulary lessons that teachers the word parts and their meaning, alphabetizing to the third and fourth letters and continuing with dictionary skills to develop techniques for looking up words quickly in the dictionary. During this time we will be learning the different homonyms and their meanings.

New Learning: We will be learning spelling digraph (ay), z, suffixes (est) and (en) along with the meanings, long (a), (e), (i) in a accent syllable spellings and final spelling (k)= c in a two syllable word spelling. We will continue to learn and practice the 4 Kinds of syllables.

Handwriting: Continue practicing cursive and copying procedures to develop skills for taking notes in class.

Reading: Practice reading and coding words that have been taught during new learning.

Spelling: Continue spelling ten words each lesson relying on the
concepts and spelling rules that have been taught during new learning. We will be practicing dictation skill for taking notes.

Verbal Expressing: We will continue to practice parts of speech like articles, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs by coding the different parts of speech in sentences. We are practicing skills in comprehension by identifying the topic sentences, and main ideas of various stories. Students will be working on writing a paragraph by creating a topic sentence, three supporting sentences and a conclusion sentence.

This month we will be learning one verse each week. “What is Love” I Corinthians 13: 4-13 is the verses we will be memorizing. Each class starts with prayer.

Any questions please contact me by E-mail dunruh@stmarysderby.com or call St. Mary’s School.

4th Class 7th Grade

Look at what will be taught during the months of March & April 08. Because of spring break and State Assessments we will not be able to complete as many lessons, so I am combining the two months of lessons in this News Letter. Each lesson takes approximately four days to complete.

Each week’s lessons consist of spelling of regular words, words that use spelling rules, and the spelling of two irregular words, which are words that are not phonetically spelled. The student reads and codes the words that have been taught to help with spelling and reading. One spelling rule or the spelling of a sound is taught each week and practiced during the week.

Each lesson starts with spelling five words that include the spelling rules that have been previously taught. I do not allow the students to study the words first. Students have to rely on what I have taught them. We sound out each letter before spelling the word.

During New Learning the students are taught new letters and sounds, which includes the different spellings of that sound. This month we will be practicing and learning the Dropping Rule and diphthong (oi) and (oy), diphthong (ou) and (ow), two sounds of diagraph (oo) and changing the (y) to (i) spelling rule. Once a week we will be learning to spell words that do not follow spelling rules using the Turkey Procedure to memorize the spelling of the words.

Once a week we practice dictation of sentences with words that have been taught during New Learning.

This month we will be learning one verse each week. The verses are I Corinthians 13:4-13, “What is Love”.

At the end of each month your child will be bring home all the papers that they have completed that month. Please send the envelope back to school empty the next day of class.

Any questions please contact me by E-mail dunruh@stmarysderby.com or call St. Mary’s School.

Scientific Spelling Program - 8th Grade

5th Class 8th Grade

Look at what will be taught during the months of March & April 08. Because of spring break and State Assessments we will not be able to complete as many lessons, so I am combining the two months of lessons in this News Letter. Each lesson takes approximately four days to complete.

Each week’s lessons consist of spelling of regular words, words that use spelling rules, and the spelling of two irregular words, which are words that are not phonetically spelled. The student reads and codes the words that have been taught to help with spelling and reading. One spelling rule or the spelling of a sound is taught each week and practiced during the week.

Each lesson starts with spelling five words that include the spelling rules that have been previously taught. I do not allow the students to study the words first. Students have to rely on what I have taught them. We sound out each letter before spelling the word.

During New Learning the students are taught new letters and sounds, which includes the different spellings of that sound. This month we will be practicing and learning the diphthong (ou) and (ow), two sounds of diagraph (oo), changing the (y) to (i) spelling rule and the spelling of sound (z)= z, s, se spelling rules. Once a week we will be learning to spell words that do not follow spelling rules using the Turkey Procedure to memorize the spelling of the words.

Once a week we practice dictation of sentences with words that have been taught during New Learning.

This month we will be learning one verse each week. The verses are I Corinthians 13:4-13, “What is Love”.

At the end of each month your child will be bring home all the papers that they have completed that month. Please send the envelope back to school empty the next day of class.

Any questions please contact me by E-mail dunruh@stmarysderby.com or call St. Mary’s School.