Primary Spelling Inventory (PSI)

1 Primary Spelling Inventory (PSI)The Primary Spelling Inventory (PSI) is used in kindergarten through third grade. The26 words are ordered by difficulty to sample features of the letter name alphabetic towithin word pattern stages. Call out enough words so that you have at least five or sixmisspelled words to analyze. For kindergarten or other emergent readers, you may onlyneed to call out the first five words. In late kindergarten and early first grade classrooms,call out at least 15 words so that you sample digraphs and blends; use the entire list forlate first, second, and third grades.

2 If any students spell more than 20 words correctly,you may want to use the Elementary Spelling could use a fan on a hot have a pet cat who likes to will dig a hole in the raccoon will rob a bird s nest for hope you will do well on this will need to wait for the stepped on some bubble dog sled was pulled by used a stick to poke in the rubbed the coin to make it had a funny dream last blade of the knife was very coach called the team off the was a fright in her Halloween dog chewed on the bone until it was will get dirty if you

3 Crawl under the fairy tales wishes often come thorn from the rosebush stuck shouted at the barking food will spoil if it sits out too dog will growl if you bother was the third person in camped down by the river last tries hard every day to finish his audience was clapping after the are riding their bikes to the park 0 CPHNJABEAR P N266C/KDESIGN SERVICES OF266 Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction 2008 by Pearson Education, 3/27/07 6:53 PM Page 266 Appendix AWords Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction 2008 by Pearson Education, 0 CPHNJABEAR P N26C/KDESIGN SERVICES OFWordsFeatureSpelledPointsCorrectlyWord s Their WayPrimary Spelling Inventory Feature GuideStudent s Name _____Teacher _____Grade _____ Date _____Words Spelled Correctly: _____ / 26 Feature Points: _____ / 56 Total: _____ / 82 Spelling Stage.

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5 Triestr-ies25. clapping-pping26. riding-dingTotals/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 56/ 3/27/07 6:53 PM Page 267459 0 CPHNJABEAR P N268C/KDESIGN SERVICES OF268 Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction 2008 by Pearson Education, AStudents ConsonantsShortLongOtherInflectedCorrect TotalNameInitialFinalVowelsDiagraphsBlen dsVowelsVowelsEndingsSpellingRank OrderPossible for instruction*Words Their WayPrimary Spelling Inventory Classroom CompositeTeacher _____School _____Grade _____ Date _____*Highlight students who miss more than 1 on a particular feature; they will benefit from more instruction in that area.

6 SPELLINGEMERGENTLETTER NAME ALPHABETICWITHIN WORD PATTERNSYLLABLES AND AFFIXESSTAGES 3/27/07 6:53 PM Page 268459 0 CPHNJABEAR P N269C/KDESIGN SERVICES OFWords Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction 2008 by Pearson Education, ASPELLINGEMERGENTLETTER NAME ALPHABETICWITHIN WORD PATTERNSYLLABLES AND AFFIXESDERIVATIONAL RELATIONSSTAGES EARLYMIDDLELATEEARLYMIDDLELATEEARLYMIDDL ELATEEARLYMIDDLELATEEARLYMIDDLELATES pelling-by-Stage Classroom Organization ChartCHAPTERS IN WORDS THEIR WAYCHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 3/27/07 6:53 PM Page 269