A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary Level, 1992. Develop a routine to follow for practicing the words each day of the week they were introduced. Your routine would vary dependent upon the ages and developmental levels of the children. Read the Word Wall frequently as a class. Encourage children to refer to it for the conventional spelling of words and to help other children locate a word they need during writing.
Variations Add sight words from each unit studied throughout the year.
Use construction paper of the same colour for all words from the same theme or unit as an additional context clue. Have children draw small pictures above difficult nouns or verbs. Have students number a paper from 1-3 and ask them to write down their predictions as you give each clue but to not say them out loud. Remind students to look over the Word Wall for possibilities and have them write down their first prediction. Continue with your third clue and student prediction.