Here's part of a sample script focusing on spelling

Here's part of a sample script focusing on spelling

Sympathy

Next, we’re going to change sympathy to sympathetic. Think about what part of the word that you’re changing, and any spelling rules that go along with that. Sympathetic. I gave my friend a sympathetic smile after her mom said she couldn’t come out with us. Sympathetic.

For our word chain today, our first word is sympathy. Amal’s neighbors felt sympathy for her family. Sympathy.

Sympathetic

Now we’re going to change sympathetic to pathetic. Think about the word part you may need to change. My dog looked pathetic when I opened the door to leave. Pathetic.

Pathetic

You would continue instruction this way, telling students the next word, using it in a sentence, and scaffolding reminders as necessary.