Solving Word Strategies - These strategies were compiled by the HSSD Literacy Spcecialist Team.
Definition: Using letter-sound relationships to translate a word from a series of symbols to a unit of meaning.
Intervene When: Despite whole group instruction and teacher modeling of this skill, the student is unable to identify and blend the letter-sound relationships in words.
Diagnostic Assessment: MSV Analysis of running record miscues (errors are mostly visual)
Intervention Options: If the diagnostic assessment and/or observation show a weakness in phonological awareness, then try using:
Hand Spelling
Finger Spelling
Elkonin Boxes
If the diagnostic assessment and/or observation show a weakness in letter-sound correspondence, then try using:
Alphabet or Consonant Cluster Linking Charts
Making Words with Magnetic Letters or Letter Cards
Dice Spelling
Multi-Sensory Approach
*Also see the Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guide
If the diagnostic assessment and/or observation show a weakness in decoding, then try using:
Spot and Dot
CLOVER
Structural Analysis
Polysyllabic Word
Definition: Using letter-sound relationships to translate a word from a series of symbols to a unit of meaning.
Intervene When: Despite whole group instruction and teacher modeling of this skill, the student is unable to identify and blend the letter-sound relationships in words.
Diagnostic Assessment: MSV Analysis of running record miscues (errors are mostly visual)
Intervention Options: If the diagnostic assessment and/or observation show a weakness in phonological awareness, then try using:
Hand Spelling
Finger Spelling
Elkonin Boxes
If the diagnostic assessment and/or observation show a weakness in letter-sound correspondence, then try using:
Alphabet or Consonant Cluster Linking Charts
Making Words with Magnetic Letters or Letter Cards
Dice Spelling
Multi-Sensory Approach
*Also see the Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guide
If the diagnostic assessment and/or observation show a weakness in decoding, then try using:
Spot and Dot
CLOVER
Structural Analysis
Polysyllabic Word