Many children in my classroom are seen in the emergent spelling and letter name-alphabetic spelling stage (stages 1 & 2). This is evident through their writing done at literacy centers and writers workshop. There are a handful of children who are still learning how to make letters and some letter-sound matches. For instance, children will approach me asking how to write the letter M or "how do you spell park." When we try to sound out the word, they struggle to write the letters they hear and consistently use phonetically based invented spellings. These children are also writing in almost all capital letters, which is one of the In addition, some children are showing the stage two spelling development. For instance, they are using some letters to represent the whole word, such as "PRK" as "park" and still uses mostly capital letters when writing. These students are starting to find letter-sound matches more on their own, however still seeking occasional help.
Design literacy center activity that would support students learning:
A literacy center that may help students is using picture cards to learn the different sound-letter correlation in words. This would help students with their understanding of phonics. The students could also practice using Elkonin boxes with pictures to scaffold their understanding. These are a few examples of how to use literacy centers to specifically support students learning, especially children at the emergent & letter name-alphabetic spelling stage.
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