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West Main Second Graders Use Vocabulary-Spelling City for Daily 5 Word Work
Over the next five weeks in the AT&T Classroom, the second graders will be focusing much of their time on literacy using the Daily 5™, a framework for structuring classroom literacy instruction so students develop lifelong habits of reading, writing, and working independently. During the Daily 5 time block students select from five authentic reading and writing choices, working independently toward personalized goals, while the teacher meets individual needs through whole-group and small-group instruction, as well as one-on-one conferring. The reading and writing choices include: Read to Self, Work on Writing, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, and Word Work.This morning in the AT&T Classroom the second graders used Vocabulary-Spelling City for Word Work practice with this week’s spelling lists. Vocabulary-Spelling City is a web-based tool designed for both classroom instruction and for extended homework practice. It is a multi-platform tool available for PCs/desktops, Chromebooks, iOS and Android tablets and Kindles. The tool is based on best practices research in education and uses a game-based approach to target important skills for mastering vocabulary terms and spelling rules. Teachers are able to create word lists that students can access for both skill practice and assessment.
Over the next five weeks in the AT&T Classroom, the second graders will be focusing much of their time on literacy using the Daily 5™, a framework for structuring classroom literacy instruction so students develop lifelong habits of reading, writing, and working independently. During the Daily 5 time block students select from five authentic reading and writing choices, working independently toward personalized goals, while the teacher meets individual needs through whole-group and small-group instruction, as well as one-on-one conferring. The reading and writing choices include: Read to Self, Work on Writing, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, and Word Work.This morning in the AT&T Classroom the second graders used Vocabulary-Spelling City for Word Work practice with this week’s spelling lists. Vocabulary-Spelling City is a web-based tool designed for both classroom instruction and for extended homework practice. It is a multi-platform tool available for PCs/desktops, Chromebooks, iOS and Android tablets and Kindles. The tool is based on best practices research in education and uses a game-based approach to target important skills for mastering vocabulary terms and spelling rules. Teachers are able to create word lists that students can access for both skill practice and assessment. 
