Sitton Spelling Concepts FIRST GRADE

Sitton Spelling Concepts: FIRST GRADE EKS FOCUS: Frequently occurring affixes, short vowel sounds, common consonant digraphs, long vowel sounds, syllables,inflectional endings, vocabulary development, common spelling patterns, frequently occurring irregular words, phonemicawareness.Unit 1Consonant digraph thSuffixes (-s, -ed, -ing)Spelling student namesVisual skillsUnit 2A as a letter and word/u/ spelling patternsHomophonesVisual skillsUnit 3(Assessment)Unit 4Short vowel soundsSuffixes (-is, -ed, -ing)/z/ spelling patternsRhyming spelling word patternsUnit 5Rhyming spelling patternsContractionsMaking wordsUnit 6(Assessment)Unit 7Making wordsContractions/z/ spelling patternsHomophonesAntonymsUnit 8Silent lettersIrregular spellingsLong vowelsHomophonesUnit 9(Assessment)Unit 10/z/ spelling patternsConsonant digraphs ch, sh, th, whShort vowel soundsSuffixes (-s)Unit 11Rhyming spelling patternsMaking wordsIrregular spellingsSuffixes (-s)Unit 12(Assessment)Unit 13Double lettersHomophonesIrregular spellingsVisual skillsUnit 14I as a letter and a wordSilent lettersSuffixes (-ed, -ing)Irregular spellingsVisual skillsUnit 15(Assessment)Unit 16/or/ spelling patterns/long i/ spelling patternsHomophonesSilent lettersUnit 17Irregular spellingsHomophonesAntonymsSilent lettersUnit 18(Assessment)Unit 19Irregular spellingsDouble lettersSuffixes (-s, -ed, -ing)Digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh)Unit 20Silent lettersDigraphs (ch, sh, th, wh)Short vowel soundsSuffixes (-ed, -ing)Unit 21(Assessment)Page 1 of 4

Sitton Spelling Required Units: FIRST GRADE Unit 1Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewWhen t and h are written th, they make a new sound.Some words are spelled the way they sound, while others are not.New words can be made by adding letters to the beginning or end of words or word parts. (-s, -ed, -ing suffixes)Visual skillsUnit 2Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewA is a letter and a wordSome sounds are spelled more than one way (/u/ spelling patterns)Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.Visual skillsUnit 3Seeds forSowing SkillsTest Ready --Cloze Story Word TestUnit 4Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewShort vowel sounds are usually spelled with one vowel.New words can be made by adding s, ed, or ing to the end of some words.Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.Some sounds are spelled more than one way (/z/ spelling patterns)Rhyming spelling word patternsUnit 5Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewNew words can be made by adding letters to the beginning or end of words.New words can be made by putting two or more words together and replacing a letter or letters with an apostrophe.New words can be made by changing the vowel or consonant in known words.Rhyming spelling word patternsUnit 6Seeds forSowing SkillsTest Ready -_Cloze Story Word TestUnit 7Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewNew words can be made by adding letters to the beginning or end of a word or word parts.Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.New words can be made by putting two or more words together and replacing a letter or letters with an apostrophe.Some sounds are spelled more than way (/z/ spelling patterns).Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.HomophonesPage 2 of 4

Sitton Spelling Required Units: FIRST GRADE Unit 8Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewSome words end with silent e.Some words are spelled the way they sound, while others are not.Long vowel sounds are usually spelled with two vowels.homophonesCloze Story Word TestUnit 9Seeds forSowing SkillsTest Ready --Cloze Story Word TestUnit 10Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewSome sounds are spelled more than one way (/z/ spelling patterns)When h follows c, s, t, or w, the combination stands for a new sound.Short vowel sounds are usually spelled with one vowel.-s suffixUnit 11Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewNew words can be made by adding letters to the beginning or end of words or word parts. (rhyming)Some words are spelled the way they sound, while others are not.-s suffixCloze Story Word TestUnit 12Seeds forSowing SkillsTest Ready --Cloze Story Word TestUnit 13Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewDouble letters stand for one sound.Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.Some words are spelled the way they sound, while others are not.Visual skillsUnit 14Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewA capital I is a letter and a word.Some words end with silent e.New words can be made by putting two or more words together and replacing a letter or letters with an apostrophe.New words can be made by adding letters to the beginning or end of words or word parts. (-ed, -ing)Some words are spelled the way they sound, while others are not.Visual skillsPage 3 of 4

Sitton Spelling Required Units: FIRST GRADE Unit 15Seeds forSowing SkillsTest Ready --Cloze Story Word TestUnit 16Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewSome words are spelled more than one way (/or/ spelling patterns)A long I sound at the end of a word is usually spelled y.Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.Silent eUnit 17Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewSome words are spelled the way they sound, while others are not.Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.Silent eUnit 18Seeds forSowing SkillsTest Ready --Cloze Story Word TestUnit 19Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewSome words are spelled the way they sound, while others are not.Double letters stand for one sound.New words can be made by adding letters to the beginning or end of words or word parts. (--s, -ed, -ing)digraphsCloze Story Word TestUnit 20Seeds forSowing SkillsTest ReadyWord PreviewSome words end with silent e.When h follows c, s, t, w, the combination stands for a new sound.Short vowel sounds are usually spelled with one vowel.New words can be made by adding letters to the beginning or end of words or word parts. ( -ed, -ing)DigraphsCloze Story Word TestUnit 21Seeds forSowing SkillsTest Ready --Cloze Story Word TestPage 4 of 4