Questions About Word Study

We study expedition vocabulary, spelling patterns, and "no excuse" words over the course of the school year.  Word study lists come home the first school day of each week and word study checks are given each Friday.  If there is going to be a change to this pattern, we will let you know.

Expedition Vocabulary:  When your student brings home a list of expedition vocabulary words, he/she will also have instructions about how to work with them.  Students will be expected to read and know the meaning of each vocabulary word.  Many times your student will also be expected to spell each word on the list.

Words Their Way (word features and spelling patterns): Each student is given a word list based on his/her developmental level as a writer/speller.  Students focus on a word feature such as word chunks, vowel spelling patterns (different ways to spell the long A sound), suffixes, and affixes.  Students are assessed frequently and their word lists are adjusted according to their needs.

High Frequency Words:  These words are sometimes also known as "sight words."  These are words that students need to memorize and recognize because they are often words that cannot be sounded out.  At times throughout the year your student may be given a word list to practice based on words that he/she often mispells in writing or struggles with when reading.

No Excuse Words: 

These are frequently used words that the Centeral Valley School District  expects students to be able to read and write independantly.

K (10)	1 (15)	2 (30)	3 (50)	4 (75)	5 (100)
a        of          and that    in     it    the      is       to           you	a        of          and that    in     it    the      is       to           you	a        of          and that    in     it    the      is       to           you	a        of          and that    in     it    the      is       to           you	a        of          and that    in     it    the      is       to           you	a        of          and that    in     it    the      is       to           you
	are      on         for he       was	are      on         for he       was	are      on         for he       was	are      on         for he       was	are      on         for he       was
		as       at         be by       from     had have    his       I not      one      or they    this      with	as       at         be by       from     had have    his       I not      one      or they    this      with	as       at         be by       from     had have    his       I not      one      or they    this      with	as       at         be by       from     had have    his       I not      one      or they    this      with
			about    all      an    but      can       do      each    how      if        said     their     there   up    we      were     what   when  which    will     your	about    all      an    but      can       do      each    how      if        said     their     there   up    we      were     what   when  which    will     your	about    all      an    but      can       do      each    how      if        said     their     there   up    we      were     what   when  which    will     your
				been    could   first has      her      him into     like      make many   more    no  other    out      see       she      so       some     than     them   then     these    time    two      would	been    could   first has      her      him into     like      make many   more    no  other    out      see       she      so       some     than     them   then     these    time    two      would
					after    called    did down   find      its just      know   little long     made   may most    my       now only     over  people use      very    water way     where  who words