RESOURCE MATERIALS FOR SMART WORDS WORD STUDY PROGRAM

Level Books

J. Bulluss & P. Coles

The Smart Words Program comprises 24 levels (A to X) in a sequential learning program in 6 volumes of photocopyable worksheets.

The program introduces knowledge and strategies required for effective spelling in a carefully structured sequence of activities.

Level A and B (in one volume)

Level A introduces the Foundation Skills involved in spelling. It is these skills which many "failing" students have not developed and consequently further skills are not learned due to an incomplete or poor foundation. The program covers the auditory and visual skills required giving a ten week program in all the subskills involved. The program gives the sequence of teaching outcomes, ideas for activities, word lists and photocopyable work sheets.

This level also contains a progrm which will help to eliminate reversals of letters and numbers for all children. This is the "Ant Story". Teachers have reported that it "works like magic" in the avoidance and correction of reversal problems.

Level B introduces the sound, name, symbol relationship. This is sequenced in a very specific order based on speech and hearing development and the way letters are constructed. The order of introduction cannot be changed as the program contains constant reviews of work already studied, thus gradually building the child's knowledge of single letters, their placements in words and the written form. It is based on a three day learning cycle for each letter with activities, ideas and photocopyable worksheets.

Then follows Level C,D,E,F (in one volume) Level G,H,I,J (in one volume) Level K,L,K,M (in one volume) Level O,P,Q,R,S (in one volume) and Level T,U,V,W,X (in one volume)

These levels work with a carefully sequenced, developmental set of words, working with the words within the context of language. Words / knowledge / strategies are introduced through a four day cycle. The same structure is used throughout all worksheets in such a way that the students readily learn and follow routines.

Smart Words Student Workbooks

Each Student Workbook is a non photocopyable single level book that parallels the Smart Words Level Books. However in the Student Workbooks strip lists are ready for use by the student and Day 4 exercises have been prepared. It is anticipated that each student will have his/her own Student Workbook, thus saving time and expense of photocopying and providing continuing evidence of student's achievements.

Three of the Day 4 activities, termed Interest Words follow a theme for the given level. A further six of the Day 4 activities follow Interest Strands which repeat throughout every level of the Workbooks. The Interest Strands are Air and Water; Creatures: Communication: Food: Transport: Plants. The strands develop spelling, vocabulary and general knowledge throughout all Workbooks

Smart Words Remedial Teachers Manual

This manual aims to assist teachers with the use of the Smart Words Word Study program when working with underachievers in small groups or one to one settings. Contains a complete Phonics Chart.

Smart Words Starter Phrases
Level B Supplementary Reading Activities

A set of 20 "Starter Phrases" which are each assigned to a letter of the alphabet and are introduced in conjunction with the sound / name / symbol activities in Level B of the Smart Words Program.

Each letter / starter phrase has an activity to introduce the "Starter Phrase" in conjunction with the letter and a small booklet containing 7 phrases to be made as a book for each individual child.

e.g. When the sound, name and symbol is introduced for the letter "c", in Level B, the "Starter Phrase" of "I can" is also introduced. The phrases: "I can catch, I can cry, I can climb, I can cook the cake, I can carry the cup", are introduced through the small booklet prepared for each child. The child is required to add the letter "c" to the words in the sentences in the booklet.

Smart Words Level A / B Read Along Sing Along
Nursery Rhyme Listening and Reading Activities

A CD containing 64 Nursery Rhymes and a set of 25 double sided, laminated cards, containing 50 illustrated Nursery Rhymes, each allied to a letter of the alphabet and a Starter Phrase (Level B). The illustrated Nursery Rhymes are also provided in a reduced size format for the preparation of small individual Nursery Rhyme Books for the students to have and read at a personal level.

For use with Level A as a listening activity and Level B as support material for Level B Sound / Name / Symbol introduction and Level B Starter Phrases. Comes with a photocopyable worksheet to cut and paste to match every Nursery Rhyme presented on the cards.

Smart Words
Level A Weekly Program

Level A of the Smart Words Word Study Program is now available in a weekly Work Program format. Each of the ten weeks of Level A has been compiled from the general outcomes of the Level A Level Book giving each of the Auditory, Visual and Motor outcomes for the week, the page reference from the Level Book, the activity to be completed and a list of equipment, words, worksheets, etc. to be used for each activity. Teachers should now be able to use the page each week in their programs as a tick sheet showing work covered for each of the ten weeks.

Smart Words
Level C to Level X Dictation Passages

A set of dictation passages for testing mastery of the words in the Smart Words Word Study program. This provides a sentence containing relevant words from each individual set of words at each level from C to X. These can be used as dictation passages or close passages when testing words from the previous set on Day 1 of the Smart Words cycle.

A general passage is given at the end of each level for final testing of the level words. Each page is laminated for durability.

Smart Words
Level A BINGO CARDS

A set of 32 double sided, laminated cards each with 8 pictures to be used when playing "Bingo" for auditory, discrimination, sound identification, letter to sound relationship and visual association. The set also includes a set of 24 teacher pictures for use with visual association activities.

Smart Words
Level A Memory Cards

28 Laminated sets of 6 pictures to be used for Sequential Memory Training Activities.

Smart Words
Signposts To Correct Spelling

Guidelines to assist with the spelling and reading of English words. A book providing teachers with the simple conventions of the English language. Rules which apply to base words, adding prefixes and suffixes fop verbs, nouns, adverbs, plurals and adjectives. Includes a rules grid to assist with finding pertinent rules. Contains a section on "tricky words" and the use of the apostrophe. Now includes Stories about rules.

Smart Words
Marking Code

Answers for all pages in the Smartwords program on CD in PDF format.