Words Their Way : Word Study in Action Developmental Model Digital Walkthrough

Words Their Way : Word Study in Action Developmental Model Introduction In this tutorial, we will explore the digital resources for the program, Words Their Way : Word Study in Action Developmental Model. We will look at the Teacher and Student Apps available to help you engage your students and support your teaching. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1

Pearson App Store Go to the Pearson App Store to access the Words Their Way: Word Study in Action digital program. The digital program consists of three wireless components-a Teacher App, Student App, and Projector App. The Teacher App is a portable interactive Teacher s Guide. The Student App is a place where students do their work. The Projector App is a browser-based app that enables teachers to control the projector or whiteboard from a tablet or device without having to be connected to the projector. To access the apps, you will need your credentials. If you do not have credentials, contact your district administrator. Let s look at the Teacher and Student Apps. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2

Teacher App The Teacher App includes many helpful resources. At the top of the screen, you will see a dropdown menu for the five developmental spelling stages. The menu next to it includes the sorts, which are grouped in sets of five. You can also navigate to the sorts using the arrows here. Under the spelling stages drop-down menu, click All Books to see the directions for administrating the Qualitative Spelling Inventories. The inventories help teachers group their students in the appropriate developmental levels. Six main tabs appear at all times along the bottom of the screen: Planner, Sorts, Assignments, Library, Messages, and Connect. Let s take a minute to learn more about each tab. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3

Sending Assignments To send assignments to your students, click the Assignments tab to see the sorts for the spelling stage you are viewing. The sorts are listed under the drop-down menu at the top. Student names are listed on the lefthand side. Click the sort to select an option: View, Model, or Send to class. To send assignments to individual students, click the Select button in the upper-right corner of the screen. When you do this, grayed check boxes will appear in the grid of assignments. Click the check boxes for the students to whom you want to send an assignment. The check boxes will turn green. When you are finished selecting assignments to send, click the Send Selected button in the upper-right corner. It is important that you model each assignment for your students so they understand how to complete the assignments. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 10

The Steps of a Sort Each sort in Words Their Way: Word Study in Action follows this four-step lesson plan: Introduce, Practice, Apply, and Extend. During Introduce the Sort, the teacher introduces the sort with a rhyme or sort activity. During Practice the Sort, the teacher models each sort and then assigns independent practice. During Apply the Sort, students demonstrate what they ve learned with a writing activity. They can type in the digital Notebook in the Student App or write in the consumable print student book. Students in the first three spelling stages can also complete a Word Hunt in a Words Their Way library book. During Extend the Activity, the teacher extends the activity with vocabulary building, alternative sorts, and bonus words. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 11

Broadcast, Project, Expand Throughout the lesson steps, you will see three options: Broadcast, Project, and Expand. You can project the lesson content in your classroom using a projector. You can also broadcast the lesson to the students devices. This will turn the Broadcast button green to indicate this feature is on. Finally, you can use the Expand option to make the teaching content larger on your device. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 12

Student App In the Student App, four main tabs appear at all times along the bottom of the screen: Library, Notebooks, Assignments, and Connect. Take a minute to learn more about each tab. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 13

Drag and Drop In the Student App, students practice and sort pictures and words using the drag-and-drop method. Now, let s review what we learned. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 18

Closing In this tutorial, we reviewed the digital resources available on the Teacher and Student Apps to support you and your students. For additional Words Their Way: Word Study in Action Developmental Model tutorials, visit MyPearsonTraining.com. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 27