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 #ELLSAPD Event : January 25, 2020. 11AM (UTC+7)

Learning Words: Structured Word Inquiry

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Welcome to the 7th #ELLSAPD event resource page. Our theme today is Learning Words: Structured Word Inquiry. This event has 4 #ELLSAPD Learning Cycles. ​You can contribute to & follow the #ELLSAPD event on Twitter from wherever you are.

Thanks to Claire Myers @Claire_L_Myers and Eoin Bevan for collaborating to curate the resources for this event. We hope you have a positive, social and meaningful learning experience as you engage with the thinking prompts and ideas shared.


 WELCOME & TUNE-IN @ 11:00 - 11:08 (UTC+7)

8 mins 
WELCOME to #ELLSAPD
If you're in a group, introduce yourselves.
Organize drinks and snacks.
Take a minute to look over the agenda for today. 
Notice cycle timing and breaks.
Decide on who is keen to Tweet out responses.
Take a selfie and Tweet out #ELLSAPD.

Are you new to Twitter? You're here because you're a learner. One of the aims of #ELLSAPD events is to show how we can connect to and benefit from a #PLN (professional learning network) to enhance our teaching practice.
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Cycle 1 @ 11:08 (UTC+7)

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7mins - stimulus
Read top part of webpage What is structured word inquiry? Then watch video stimulus.

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5mins - think
​Talk and think about the value of this practice for both L1 and L2 speakers of English.

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5mins - respond
Tweet #ELLSAPD #SWI #wordinquiry with your experience with this type of teaching and/or your opinion on its value for L1 and L2 speakers of English. #orthographicinquiry

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5mins
Read others' Tweets, replies and responses. Comment, Re-Tweet (with a comment) or Tweet any other ideas or experience that you might have.

The reason we think spellings can be "crazy" is because we're not looking at them through the lens of structure... understanding motivates.
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 Cycle 2 @ 11:20 (UTC+7)

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 5mins - stimulus
Read the seven strategies listed on Alex Quigley’s @HuntingEnglish website here.

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5mins - think
Think and talk about what age or stage in learning English you think this should begin.

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5mins - respond
Tweet #ELLSAPD #SWI #wordinquiry with your opinions on when this should begin and give a reason why. Tag @HuntingEnglish 

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5mins
Read others' Tweets, replies and responses. Comment, Re-Tweet (with a comment) or Tweet any other ideas or experience that you might have.

Support our pupils to develop an array of independent word learning strategies to explore and to better understand an unfamiliar word they encounter.
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BREAK @ 11:40 - 11:50 (UTC+7)


Cycle 3 @ 11:50 (UTC+7)

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2mins - stimulus
Look at Louisa Allen’s @LouisaAllen  Tweet on word studies in Maths and Science, And, check out her video here.

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5mins - think
​Talk and think about the lessons in which you believe this should take place: English lessons or the subject it pertains to: e.g. during a Maths lesson.

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5mins - response
Tweet #ELLSAPD #SWI #wordinquiry explaining your experience of this - when do you see this happening, if at all? What is your opinion on this? Why might we not see it outside of English lessons? Tag @LouisaAllen #orthographicinquiry

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5mins
Read others' Tweets, replies and responses. Comment, Re-Tweet (with a comment) or Tweet any opinions, ideas or experience that you might have.

So the children in YEAR FOUR wrote these explanations today of what they learned about in their maths lesson. #vocabulary #etymology #learning #teacherlife #PrimaryRocks #primaryschool #learning pic.twitter.com/vmkyM2zI9Q

— Louisa Allen (@LouisaAllen) September 18, 2019

Super excited to start the #Latin and #AncientGreek word roots programme from @ImLovinLit with Year Five @PeckoverPrimary this week. I got a bit excited when the book arrived and all the extra resources were downloaded. I just had to do a WAGOLL □ pic.twitter.com/k5uaaOd3EB

— Louisa Allen (@LouisaAllen) January 6, 2020

Cycle 4 @ 12:07 (UTC+7)

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5mins - stimulus
Checkout the forthcoming workshops on #SWI:
-Video Conference SWI Course with Pete Bowers
-Access & Extension Word Inquiry with Fiona Hamilton & Pete Bowers

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5mins - think
Think about how #SWI could support learning at your school. What is happening already? Have you had any training? Do you have any useful websites or other resources to share?

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5mins - response
Tweet #ELLSAPD #SWI #wordinquiry with other useful websites or links to resources that support structured word inquiry. Tag and inquire with @wordtorque 

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5mins
Read others' Tweets, replies and suggested websites. Comment, Re-Tweet (with a comment) or Tweet any resources, websites or ideas that you might have.

I've been an awful speller my entire life and I never would have imagined leaving a spelling conference so jazzed

Registration is open. In March 2020 join Dr Pete Bowers @borneo_pete and me in our only joint #orthographicinquiry workshop this year. It's structured to suit novices & experienced Ts ready to dig deeper. Classroom observations included @NISTSchool. https://t.co/0M7IS1iKxt

— FionaHamilton (@wordtorque) January 11, 2020

WRAP UP @ 12:27 (UTC+7)

Comment or Tweet #ELLSAPD your next step regarding structured word inquiry at your school. This may be researching further, introducing one small idea within your classroom, speaking to the leadership team or something else completely.​

Checkout the Other Useful #SWI & #wordinquiry Links, Video and Tweets below.
Scroll through inspiration at 
#orthographicinquiry on Twitter.

​Tweet to thank your #ELLSAPD #PLN

Other Useful #SWI and #WordInquiry Links

The Confident Teacher: Closing The Vocabulary Gap
Vocabulary Ninja
Online Etymology Dictionary
Word Searcher
List of Greek & Latin Roots
MemBean: Word Roots

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Between 80-95% of English words can be explained... it's not boring at all! If it's taught well, its completely fascinating

#SWI #wordinquiry in Action!

I’m not sure what to call this little notebook of mine. Maybe “Mrs. Thompson’s Big Book Of Etymology” or perhaps “Fun Facts About Words” Suggestions for title and further contents greatly appreciated :) #wordnerd #vocabulary #etymology #primaryrocks #teacherlife pic.twitter.com/ihfurQfF6b

— Louisa Allen (@LouisaAllen) September 1, 2019

The results of Affix Court today. We proved a lot of new prefixes and suffixes to add to our lists! (Please excuse the Classcraft background) #swi #structuredwordinquiry #orthographicinquiry #affixcourt pic.twitter.com/x5SLhdkW5A

— Erin Rocha (@ErinRoc35856522) November 15, 2019

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