Not all kids need them. Teachers must use a particular list of words for their Word Wall. If even the struggling students, know some of the words, don't use those words. Teachers must follow the Month by Month books strictly. Yours may be more or less advanced, more or less mature, more or less interested.
Implementation reflects belief that there are four ways that children can learn to read.
Fairly equal time is given to each of the four blocks, driven by the belief that they all support kids' growth in reading and literacy. The phonics and spelling portions of curriculum and instruction are based on current research that includes teaching patterns rather than lists, on the value of word chunks and patterns versus analytic phonics, and on the premise that it's more important to teach children HOW to spell than it is to teach them WHAT to spell. Each of the four blocks includes the two to three segments outlined in either the T eacher's Guide to the Four Blocks or in Implementing the 4-Blocks Literacy Model. The activities included in each block are multi-level. Some teachers may feel that the balanced approach just isn't for them.