Transitional vs. Intermediate Learners

Transitional vs. Intermediate Learners

1. TRANSITIONAL LEARNERS - WITHIN WORD PATTERN - 1st - 4th grade

   • Writes the way the words sound
   • often use, but confuse the many ways of representing long vowel sounds.
   • Students in early grades can add about 10-15 words a week to their oral vocabularies
   • Vocabulary growth is vital
   • Basic mechanics such as starting a sentence with capital letter, ending with correct punctuation, & correct spelling.
   • Spaced words on lined paper is still a progress

2. INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS - SYLLABLES & AFFIXES - 3rd - 8th grade

   • Confident and fluent in writing
   • Typically able to spell most single-syllable, short & long vowel words, & high-frequency words correctly
   • Begin to explore words to discover the patterns of sound, spelling, & meaning
   • They're able to spell majority of words they need for writing which helps them to focus more on the meaning of writing
   • Students start to use their voice in their writing and try to write towards an audience
   • Can mostly spell on their own, only missing final syllables & irregular vowel patterns

3. WRITING RESOURCES

   • Writing Workshops with teacher a a model
   • Practice & play with directions to add: 5 colors, 4 verbs, 1 metaphor, & 5 sensory details.
   • "Blind" word searches