word study on the iPad

The Butterflies have been developing their phonetic understanding and application through word study.

Utilizing the Word Wizard app on the iPad, the First Grade Butterflies cooperatively worked with a Word Work Partner to "use words we know to read and write other words".

The Partners used letter tiles to "make" and read a known word (example- "jump") on the Word Wizard app.  Partners identified the "helpful chunk" (word family) in the know word (example- "ump" in the word "jump") and manipulated the initial part of the word to read and "make" other words (example- read and make "bump", "clump", "lump", "dump", "stump"...).

Utilizing the capability of the app to provide individual and/or combined letter sounds, the Butterfly Partners monitored the word "made" for accuracy and generated a sentence (orally) that demonstrated an understanding of the word's meaning in context.

The Word Wizard iPad app
mirrored on the SMARTboard

Butterfly Partners using the Word Wizard iPad app

Butterfly Partners using the "helpful chunk" (word family) in a known word
and manipulating the initial part to read and write other words-
with the Word Wizard app on the iPad