Betz Elementary School first-grader Kayanna Pemberton proudly shows the words she glued in her word journal.
At a recent Cheney School Board meeting, Betz Elementary School first-grade teacher Linda Ableman and fourth-grade teacher Kyndra Kacalek informed the school board about how they've seen some growth and positives after implementing "Words Their Way" into their curriculum.
"Words Their Way" is a developmental spelling, phonics and vocabulary program developed by Francine Johnson, Donald Bear and Shane Templeton. It is an approach to spelling and word knowledge that allows teachers different strategies for instruction in phonics, spelling and vocabulary.
The program teaches students to examine w...
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