The teacher can add one or two core words to each child's list and one or two words that fit a particular spelling pattern or rule. On Monday, children record their spelling words in their spelling log. The teacher does a mini-lesson on the new spelling pattern or rule and then asks the children to use the study strategy to study their words. On Tuesday, the teacher reviews the new pattern or rule and has children play spelling games with their weekly words. On Wednesday, the teacher introduces one of the spelling strategies noted above and shows children how to use the strategy and why it is important.
Children continue to study their words and to play spelling games.
Who Rained, communicating delight with the word play therein. The children take a trial spelling test and continue to study those words not mastered. On Friday, the children peer-test one another, and as already mentioned, search their writing for next week's spelling words. Inclusion of a spelling workshop in the curriculum sends the message that spelling matters. Jenkins applauds the efforts of Graves and Routman to bring spelling back into the curriculum.