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1. Catch kids with an interesting spelling question.

2. Present a set of words that make the relevant pattern more salient.

3. Help kids hypothesize a solution from carefully presented evidence.

4. Guide testing of students’ hypotheses and identify the precise pattern.

5. Practice the identified pattern with appropriate tools.

Structured Word Inquiry: Integrating Content & Process

Bowers, P. N. & Kirby, J. R. (2010).

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Structured Word Inquiry: Integrating Content & Process

Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

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Why is there a <g> in

<sign>?

Built on lessons for Grade 4/5 Instructional Study by Bowers & Kirby (2010) Reading & Writing

<sign> Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

sign

<sign> Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

sign + al → signal

<sign> Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

sign + al → signal

<sign> Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

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→

Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

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Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

sign + al → signal

Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

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de + sign → design

Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

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de + sign → design

<s> /s/

/z/<z>

Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

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sign + ate + ure → *signateure

Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

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sign + ate + ure → signature

“no <e>”

Mean? Built?

Relatives?Pronunciation?

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suffixes that cause a change: -ed, -er, -ing, -ure, -age, -es

suffixes that do not cause a change: -ment -s

Hypothesis: Vowel suffixes replace single, silent <e>s.

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a e i o u ya e i o u y

Hypothesis: Vowel suffixes replace single, silent <e>s.

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cave + ed → cavedrequire + ment →smile + ing → brave + est → brave + ly → imagine + ary → ice + y → icy

Suffixing Flow Chart(www.realspelling.com)

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Building and announcing word sums:Free www.wordworkskingston.com resource

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Building the word sum for the word <teacher>

Step 1: Assemble morphemes.

Building and announcing word sums:

teach + er →

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Building the word sum for the word <teacher>

Step 1: Assemble morphemes.

Building and announcing word sums:

teach + er →

t-ea-ch-- plus -- er -- is rewritten as --

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Building the word sum for the word <teacher>

Step 1: Assemble morphemes.

Building and announcing word sums:

teach + er → teacher

t-ea-ch---- er

t-ea-ch-- plus -- er -- is rewritten as --

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Building the word sum for the word <stopping>

Step 1: Assemble morphemes.

Building and announcing word sums with doubled consonants:

shop + ing →

sh--o-p -- plus -- i-n-g -- is rewritten as --

check the joins!

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Building the word sum for the word <stopping>

Step 2: Check the joins!

Building and announcing word sums with doubled consonants:

shop + ing →

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Building and announcing word sums with doubled consonants:

shop + ing →

Is it a vowel suffix?

Building the word sum for the word <stopping>

Step 2: Check the joins!

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Building and announcing word sums with doubled consonants:

shop + ing →

Does the word endwith just one consonant letter?

Building the word sum for the word <stopping>

Step 2: Check the joins!

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Building and announcing word sums with doubled consonants:

shop + ing →

Is there just one vowel letter beforethat consonant letter?

Building the word sum for the word <stopping>

Step 2: Check the joins!

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Building and announcing word sums with doubled consonants:

Double the last letter before you add the suffix.

Building the word sum for the word <stopping>

Step 2: Check the joins!

shop(p) + ing →

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Building the word sum for the word <stopping>

Step 3: Write and spell out the result.

Building and announcing word sums with doubled consonants:

shop(p) + ing →

sh--o-p -- plus -- i-n-g -- is rewritten as --

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Building the word sum for the word <stopping>

Step 3: Write and spell out the result.

Building and announcing word sums with doubled consonants:

shop(p) + ing → shopping

sh--o-p -- plus -- i-n-g -- is rewritten as --

sh--o-- double p ---- i-n-g

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tell + ing →

t--e-- double l -- plus -- i-n-g -- is rewritten as --

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tell + ing → telling

t--e-- double l -- plus -- i-n-g -- is rewritten as --

t-e-- double l ---- i-n-g

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fly + es →

f--l--y -- plus -- e-s-- is rewritten as--

“check the joins!”

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fly/i + es → flies

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fly/i + es → flies

f--l-- change the <y> to <i> ---- e-s

f--l--y -- plus -- e-s-- is rewritten as--

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Synthetic Word Sums

Substructure → Surface Structure

spring → spring

care + ful + ly →

spell + ing →

cute + er →

cut + er →

act + ive + ity + es →

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Synthetic Word Sums

Substructure → Surface Structure

spring → spring

care + ful + ly → carefully

spell + ing → spelling

cute/ + er → cuter

cut(t) + er → cutter

act + ive/ + ity/i + es → activities

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Analytic Word Sums

Surface Structure → Substructure

spilling → spill + ing

helpfully → help + ful + ly

sisterhood → sister + hood

assistance → as + sist + ance

duckling → duck + ling

bookkeeper → book + keep + er

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