This week, we will be looking at the "ur" sound, and the various ways that sound can be spelled. We are looking once again at how the r influences the vowel that comes after it. Here is how the words should be sorted this week:
er ir ur oddball nervous thirty sturdy spirit person firmly purpose merry perfect dirty further certain birthday hurry mermaid thirsty purple perhaps birdbath turtle service furnish during Thursday
This year I am working to give students a more individualized spelling experience. Each week we will look at words with a specific spelling rule. Students take a pretest on Friday over the first 20 words. They then use the results of the pretest, as well as previous assessments, to choose their spelling words for the week. Students should have no more than 15 words. The challenge words are meant to extend the spelling rule, so students should only choose from the challenge words if they have missed fewer than 15 words on both their previous test and the pretest.