Standard 2: Reading and Writing Process

Students will use a variety of recursive reading and writing processes.

5.2.W.5 Students will use resources to find correct spellings of words (e.g., word wall, vocabulary notebook, print and electronic dictionaries, and spell-check).

Student Actions 

Teacher Actions 

• Students use available resources to find correct spellings of words. 

• Students contribute to classroom word wall(s), create vocabulary notebooks, and/or personal dictionaries.  

• Students add words misspelled in their writing to notebooks, word wall, and/or personal dictionaries. 

• Students add multiple meaning words, homophones and homographs to notebooks, word wall, and/or personal dictionaries. 

• Teachers identify resources available and model appropriate use for students to find correct spellings (e.g. word wall, vocabulary notebook, print and electronic dictionaries, and spell check).
• Teachers provide structure for students to record frequently used words, such as notebooks or word walls. 
• Teachers provide opportunities for students to use available resources to find correct spellings.
• Teachers embed resources into the everyday routines of their classrooms and pull misspelled words from student writing assignments and journals to add to the classroom word wall and/or student notebooks. 

Supporting Resources 

Teacher Insights 

Reading Rockets:  Using Word Walls (website) 

• Resources should be based not only on the availability of sources but on current available technology as well.

• Students can use spell check in word processing programs like Word and Google Docs, but in online processors, there are add-ons available for thesaurus, grammar, and spelling problems.

• A vocabulary notebook can be used to record words students find themselves looking up frequently.  

Due to recursive nature of the standards, it is essential that teachers are aware of how all objectives within and between strands work together for optimal instruction.