the purpose of word study
as a component of balanced literacy,word study achieves two goals;first to help students become fluent readers with a strong vocabulary,and secondly,to give students the opportunity to fully explore and manipulate words.
-word study isn't about memorizing spelling words but about understanding spelling patterns.
-it isn't about manipulating a random group of words but can compare words that are phonetically similar.
-it isn't just another fun activity but is a purposeful look at word analysis.