Word work

As part of the focus from RPI we have been looking at word work on Morphology. 

Teacher Workbook

The teacher workbook has been helpful for incorporating word work into planning. Having the learning intentions there when planning keeps them at the forefront of my mind during the planning process, as in the past morphology was often a part that was missed,  I would focus on teaching new words from the text rather than knowledge to support students to understand a more extensive range of words using their knowledge of
morphology. 

When planning I have been choosing a strategy-based learning intention and a word-based learning intention and focusing planning around these. I have used the student's 'must do' activity to provide activities related to morphology and have also been trying to look for these words in our texts as teaching points. 

I am looking forward to seeing the impact these changes have on my student's word knowledge over the rest of the year.