Upper-Level Spelling Inventory (USI) - The Reading & Writing Project

Z01_BEAR9684_04_SE_APPA.qxd 3/27/07 6:53 PM Page 273Upper-Level Spelling Inventory (USI)The Upper-Level Spelling Inventory (USI) can be used in upper elementary, middle,high school, and postsecondary classrooms. The 31 words are ordered by difficulty tosample features of the within word pattern to derivational relations spelling stages. Withnormally achieving students, you can administer the entire list, but you may stop whenstudents misspell more than eight words and are experiencing noticeable frustration. Ifany students misspell five of the first eight words, use the ESI to more accurately identifywithin word pattern features that need instruction.Appendix A1. switch We can switch television channels with a remote control. switch2. smudge There was a smudge on the mirror from her fingertips. smudge3. trapped He was trapped in the elevator when the electricity went off.trapped4. scrape The fall caused her to scrape her knee. scrape5. knotted The knotted rope would not come undone. knotted6. shaving He didn’t start shaving with a razor until 11th grade. shaving7. squirt Don’t let the ketchup squirt out of the bottle too fast. squirt8. pounce My cat likes to pounce on her toy mouse. pounce9. scratches We had to paint over the scratches on the car. scratches10. crater The crater of the volcano was filled with bubbling lava. crater11. sailor When he was young, he wanted to go to sea as a sailor. sailor12. village My Granddad lived in a small seaside village. village13. disloyal Traitors are disloyal to their country. disloyal14. tunnel The rockslide closed the tunnel through the mountain. tunnel15. humor You need a sense of humor to understand his jokes. humor16. confidence With each winning game, the team’s confidence grew. confidence17. fortunate The driver was fortunate to have snow tires on that winter day.fortunate18. visible The singer on the stage was visible to everyone. visible19. circumference The length of the equator is equal to the circumference of theearth. circumference20. civilization We studied the ancient Mayan civilization last year. civilization21. monarchy A monarchy is headed by a king or a queen. monarchy22. dominance The dominance of the Yankee’s baseball team lasted for severalyears. dominance23. correspond Many students correspond through e-mail. correspond24. illiterate It is hard to get a job if you are illiterate. illiterate25. emphasize I want to emphasize the importance of trying your best.emphasize26. opposition The coach said the opposition would give us a tough game.opposition27. chlorine My eyes were burning from the chlorine in the swimming pool.chlorine28. commotion The audience heard the commotion backstage. commotion29. medicinal Cough drops are to be taken for medicinal purposes only.medicinal30. irresponsible It is irresponsible not to wear a seat belt. irresponsible31. succession The firecrackers went off in rapid succession. successionWords Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. 273459 0 C PHNJ A BEAR P N 2 3 C/KDESIGN SERVICES OF

Z01_BEAR9684_04_SE_APPA.qxd 3/27/07 6:53 PM Page 274Appendix AWords Their Way Upper-Level Spelling Inventory Feature GuideStudent’s Name ___________________________ Teacher __________________________ Grade ____________ Date ____________Words Spelled Correctly: ______ / 31 Feature Points: ______ / 68 Total: ______ / 99 Spelling Stage: ___________________________SPELLING WITHIN WORD PATTERN SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES DERIVATIONAL RELATIONSSTAGES → EARLY MIDDLE LATE EARLY MIDDLE LATE EARLY MIDDLE LATEInflected ReducedEndings and Unaccented Vowels in Greek and WordsBlends and Complex Syllable Final Unaccented Latin Assimilated Feature SpelledFeatures → Digraphs Vowels Consonants Juncture Syllables Affixes Syllables Elements Prefixes Points Correctly1. switch sw i tch2. smudge sm u dge3. trapped tr pped4. scrape a-e scr5. knotted o kn tted6. shaving sh ving7. squirt ir squ8. pounce ou ce9. scratches a tch es10. crater cr t er11. sailor ai or12. village ll age13. disloyal oy al dis14. tunnel nn el15. humor m or16. confidence con fid17. fortunate ate fortun18. visible ible vis19. circumference ence circum20. civilization liz civilSubtotals / 5 / 9 / 7 / 8 / 7 / 4 / 2 / 4 / 0 / 46 / 20(Continued )274 Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.459 0 C PHNJ A BEAR P N 2 4 C/KDESIGN SERVICES OF

Z01_BEAR9684_04_SE_APPA.qxd 3/27/07 6:53 PM Page 275Words Their Way Upper-Level Spelling Inventory Feature Guide (Continued)Student’s Name ___________________________ Teacher __________________________ Grade ____________ Date ____________Words Spelled Correctly: ______ / 31 Feature Points: ______ / 68 Total: ______ / 99 Spelling Stage: ___________________________SPELLING WITHIN WORD PATTERN SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES DERIVATIONAL RELATIONSSTAGES → EARLY MIDDLE LATE EARLY MIDDLE LATE EARLY MIDDLE LATEInflected ReducedEndings and Unaccented Vowels in Greek and WordsBlends and Complex Syllable Final Unaccented Latin Assimilated Feature SpelledFeatures → Digraphs Vowels Consonants Juncture Syllables Affixes Syllables Elements Prefixes Points Correctly21. monarchy arch22. dominance ance min23. correspond res rr24. illiterate ate ll25. emphasize size pha26. opposition pos pp27. chlorine ine chlor28. commotion tion mm29. medicinal al medic30. irresponsible ible res rr31. succession sion ccSubtotals / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 6 / 5 / 3 / 6 / 22 / 11Totals / 5 / 9 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 7 / 7 / 6 / 68 / 31Appendix AWords Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. 275459 0 C PHNJ A BEAR P N 2 5 C/KDESIGN SERVICES OF

Z01_BEAR9684_04_SE_APPA.qxd 3/27/07 6:53 PM Page 276Appendix AWords Their Way Upper-Level Spelling Inventory Classroom CompositeTeacher ___________________________ School __________________________ Grade ____________ Date ____________SPELLINGSTAGES →WITHIN WORD PATTERN SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES DERIVATIONAL RELATIONSEARLY MIDDLE LATE EARLY MIDDLE LATE EARLY MIDDLE LATEInflected ReducedBlends Endings and Unaccented Vowels in Greek and TotalStudents’ and Complex Syllable Final Unaccented Latin Assimilated Rank↓ Names Digraphs Vowels Consonants Juncture Syllables Affixes Syllables Elements Prefixes OrderPossible Points 5 9 7 8 9 10 7 7 6 991.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.Highlight forinstruction**Highlight students who miss more than 1 on a particular feature if the total is between 5 and 8. Highlight those who miss more than 2 if the total is between 9 and 10.276 Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.459 0 C PHNJ A BEAR P N 2 6 C/KDESIGN SERVICES OF

Z01_BEAR9684_04_SE_APPA.qxd 3/27/07 6:53 PM Page 269Spelling-by-Stage Classroom Organization ChartSPELLING EMERGENT LETTER NAME–ALPHABETIC WITHIN WORD PATTERN SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES DERIVATIONAL RELATIONSSTAGES → EARLY MIDDLE LATE EARLY MIDDLE LATE EARLY MIDDLE LATE EARLY MIDDLE LATE EARLY MIDDLE LATECHAPTERSIN WORDSTHEIR WAYCHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8Appendix AWords Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. 269459 0 C PHNJ A BEAR P N 269 C/KDESIGN SERVICES OF