Camp Word Wizards II: Understanding Spelling With Suffixes and Remarkable "E"
This four-day camp advances learners' understanding of structured word inquiry (SWI) taught in Camp Word Wizards I. Here, students practice the three word suffixing conventions and the nine reasons to end a word with the letter "E."
Teacher Tim, M.Ed., Reading Specialist
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4 live meetings
3 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursMastery Evaluation
1 hour per week. Learners will receive skill sheets for additional practice.Certificate of Completion
1 after class completionClass Experience
This four-day, spelling conventions camp complements learners' conceptual understanding of structured word inquiry (SWI). SWI focuses on the structure, sound and history of English words, dispelling the myth that some English words are necessarily branded “irregular.”
Structured word inquiry benefits:
• Reading (decoding and comprehension)
• Speaking and listening (strengthened vocabulary)
• Writing (spelling and word choice)
• Learners who need to know the “why” for spelling (i.e., learners with dyslexia).
Each day’s instruction brings a new set of skills (magic formula) and complements the previous methods taught. Learners also experience friendly competition through gamification; and each lesson features a daily take-away.
***Daily camp activities:
1. Review previously learned concepts.
2. Introduce and collaboratively practice new ideas taught. Learners make educated guesses (hypotheses) about suffixing of words and adding the letter "E" to the end of words, test their hypothesis and draw word conclusions.
3. Gamify learning (Blooket, Flippity and Wheel of Names).
Why engage in inquiry-based learning?
**To encourage learners to think confidently, critically and creatively about words (and other things).
*Words have a history, which means they have a story to tell.
* Word inquiry leads to word power!
Camp Word Wizards II aims to develop learners’ understanding and application of the three suffixing conventions that can appear after a base word. Learners also understand the nine reasons why English words can end in the letter "E;" and realize that English spelling isn’t always simple, but it’s clear.
Camp Word Wizards I Introduction: Structured Word Inquiry (SWI) Ingredients:
• Affixes: prefixes and suffixes
• Graphemes, phonemes, morphemes
• Orthography: Etymology, Morphology, Phonology
• The 5 Es of Structured Word Inquiry:
**Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate
• The Essential 4 SWI Questions:
** What does the word mean (based on the context of the story)?
** What is its structure (including base word, prefixes and suffixes)?
** What are some relatives (other words in the same word family)?
** How do the letters (graphemes) function to spell a word)?
• Root Words vs. Base Words
• Free Bases vs. Bound Bases
• Hand Gestures (tactile learning)Learning Goals
Students will be able to apply the three suffixing conventions to base words.Students will be able to know when and why to add the letter "E at the end of a word.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum4 Lessons
over 1 WeekLesson 1:
The Doubling Convention
When adding a suffix, we double the final consonant. This applies under four conditions, including when the base element ends in a single consonant letter. 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
The (Replace the) E Convention
When adding a suffix or connecting vowel letter to another element, we replace the final E. This happens under two conditions, including when the final E in the stem is single and not pronounced. 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
The Y to I Convention
When adding a suffix to a stem that ends in the letter <y>, change the <y> to an <i> before adding any suffix that does not begin with <i>, whether it begins with a vowel or consonant letter. 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
The Remarkable Letter "E"
This lesson highlights nine reasons to end a word in the letter "E." This includes adding the letter "E" to keep singular words that end in the letter "S" from looking plural. For example, house, goose. 55 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Learning Needs
These spelling applications complement learners who need to know the "why" behind spelling words a particular way. For example, English words do not end in I, U, V or J. The letter E serves as a marker after those letters.
Pre-Requisites
Ideally, learners will have completed Camp Word Wizards I, which introduces the concept of structured word inquiry (SWI). This includes understanding that every word has a "base," which can be free or bound. Suffixes appear after the base.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Ohio Teaching Certificate in Special Education
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Cleveland State University-Does not expire.
Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from Mercyhurst University-Does not expire.
My talents include:
• Master’s degree in Education
• Ohio state licensed Mild-to-Moderate Intervention Specialist (Kindergarten through 12th Grade-Special Education)
• Ohio Department of Education (ODE) Reading Endorsement for teaching the Big Five of the science of reading: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency and Comprehension
• Skilled at writing individualized education plans (IEPs).
• Orton-Gillingham certified through the Dyslexia Training Institute (DTI) in San Diego, California to teach learners diagnosed with dyslexia. Orton Gillingham is a multi-sensory approach to learning, which includes auditory, kinesthetic (touch) and visual instruction.
• Six years previous employment teaching at an alternative school for children diagnosed on the autism spectrum and/or life trauma.
Professional Affiliations
• International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
• International Literacy Association (ILA)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics (OCTM)
***Professional Development:
^^^ Guiding Writers: Engaging Scaffolds for Powerful Results-International Literacy Association (ILA) June 2024
^^ Attesting Affixes-Wordtorque-April 2024
^^ Finding Word Families-Wordtorque- April 2024
***8th Annual Dyslexia Virtual Conference (Dyslexia Training Institute-San Diego, California): February 26th through March 17, 2024
**Microcertification**
Education Included:
^^What Should Be Included in a Comprehensive Assessment of Dyslexia
^^Executive Functions: What Are They, Why Are They Important and How Can I Help?
^^Spelling-Meaning Correspondences are Missing in Action: A Matter of Attention
^^^The Reading Brain: Building Students' Reading Muscles in the Digital Age-International Literacy Association (ILA)
February 2024
^^^ K-12 Reading Comprehension
^^^K-5 Writing Instruction-American Federation of Teachers Union-Literacy Across Ohio Training
February 2024
^^^The Snapshot Workshop: Word Inquiry Access Workshop Wordtorque January 2024
^^^ Introduction to Dyslexia Certification Course: Ohio Department of Education (ODE) January 2024
***Teaching Phonics Well: What You Need to Know to Do This-Wordtorque November 2023
***Fluency Instruction in the Age of the Science of Reading-January 2023-International Literacy Association (ILA)
***7th Annual Dyslexia Virtual Conference-Dyslexia Training Institute, (DTI), San Diego, California) : February 27th through March 17, 2023
Education Included:
• Dyslexia for a Day: A Simulation of Dyslexia
• Dyslexia Among English Learners: From Identification to Treatment
• Getting a Grip on Teaching Grammar
• Reading Fluency
• Strategies to Boost Spelling Success
• The Intersectionality of Race and Dyslexia for Black/Brown Children: Barriers to Diagnosis and Intervention
• Understanding Dysgraphia (Developmental learning disorder with impairment in written expression)
***Phonics + Morphology= A Love Story April 2023
***Word Inquiry in Action April 2023
Virtual 30-day access conference featuring international teachers incorporating structured word inquiry (SWI) into their instruction. Educators included representation from Australia, Hong Kong and the United States. Lessons focused on *Investigative Insights and *Quick Consolidations.
*** Backed by Research, Fueled by Design: Comprehension Lessons That Work-August 2023-International Literacy Association (ILA)
NOBIDA-Northern Ohio Branch-International Dyslexia Association, September 2023:
***Dyslexia Simulation
**Reading Assessments That Promote Equitable Learning-International Literacy Association (ILA), October 2023
**Adding Encoding (Spelling) to Phonics Instruction-International Literacy Association (ILA) October 20203
***Structured Word Inquiry:
*Structured Word Inquiry* from the Dyslexia Training Institute (DTI) in San Diego, California:
DTI's 2022 Fall Spelling Symposium-Week 1: 3 hours October 4, 2022
DTI's 2022 Fall Spelling Symposium-Week 2: 3 hours October 9, 2022
DTI's 2021 Fall Spelling Symposium-Week 1: 3 hours October 9, 2021
DTI's 2021 Fall Spelling Symposium-Week 2: 3 hours October 18, 2021
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$68
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Ages: 8-12
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