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Word Wall

A word wall is a collection of words which are displayed in large visible letters on a wall,

bulletin board, or other display surface in a classroom. The word wall is designed to be an

interactive tool for students and contains an array of words that can be used during writing and

reading. This is a helpful tool for every student in the classroom but can be even more

beneficial to ELL's.

What is its purpose?

Word walls have many benefits. They teach children to recognize and spell high

frequency words, see patterns and relationship in words build phonemic awareness skills and

apply phonics rules. Word walls also provide reference support for children during reading and

writing activities. Children learn to be independent as they use the word walls in daily activities.

How do I do it?

1. Make words accessible by putting them where every student can see them.

2. Teachers should be selective about the words that go on the word wall.

3. Use the word wall daily to practice words incorporating a variety of activities such as:

chanting, snapping, cheering, clapping, tracing, word guessing games as well as writing them.

4. Provide enough practice so that words are read and spelled automatically and make

sure that word walls are always spelled correctly in the children's daily writing.