Rebecca Loveless

Educator, passionate about orthographic linguistics. Co-author of The High Frequency Word Project. Structured Word Inquiry Coach.

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

We're so happy with the initial response to The High Frequency Word Project, now complete! Get started right away with 100 essential words for kids to read and spell. #highfrequencywords #sightwords #wordinquiry

[FionaHamilton @wordtorque]

The High Frequency Word Project, co-authored with Rebecca Loveless, is complete! Study Booklets #4 and #5 and The Word List Compendium are now available for purchase. We're thrilled & hope you & your Ss will be too. 40 new words incl would friend there their one two @RebeccaSWI

[Jasmine Shannon @JasmineFS208]

@LilFreo @wordtorque and @RebeccaSWI were the experts! 🙌🏽💗

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

K-2 universal screening for risk of dyslexia is the first step in ensuring access to literacy for CA students. 40 states already require universal screening for risk of dyslexia, but not CA. I urge @SenJoshBecker @AsmDianePapan to vote YES on SB 691. #YesOnSB691

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

So why is ‘said’ not spelled *sayed? The history is complex, but thanks to a consult with @DannyBate, we have it sorted.
Telling the tale of a word’s history helps Ss and adults understand the spelling.
https://t.co/HSSi6C5Squ #etymology clarifies #phonology @wordtorque

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

What can help solidify the spelling 'said' for these kindergarteners? Hearing the tale of the word's history. It may seem extraneous, but that's where real understanding is found. Plus who doesn't want to learn through #stories? #thehfwproject #tellthetale @wordtorque

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

The K's first pass learning 'said'. They loved seeing the i/y connection on the vowel hand, as well as the new <ay> digraph. Tap-spelling the words revealed they'll need practice to remember the <ai> in 'said'! #thehfwproject @wordtorque #spelling

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

@larissaphillip I teach them by looking at GPCs, even the unexpected ones. Then I share a story based in etymology that explains *why* and offers meaningful connections to other words. Kids are riveted by these stories, then move to all important practice. https://t.co/BDTy43pP2G

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

Anchoring the meaning by using HFWs in sentences can uncover usages you might not have thought about at first glance. Builds student vocabulary and deepens grammatical understanding. #thehfwproject #AnchortheMeaning #wordinquiry #vocabulary @wordtorque

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

Analyzing a word's structure and making meaningful connections to other related words can reveal surprises! Did you ever think about this <y> as a suffix? #morphology + #etymology @wordtorque

[FionaHamilton @wordtorque]

Some Ss were asking about the <y> in 'very'. It comes from the Latin verus 'true'. So if something is very big - it's 'truly' big. If you think about related words like verify and veracity we can analyze the <y> as a suffix. #tellthetale #wordinquiry #thehfwproject @RebeccaSWI

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

@fast_read yes, absolutely! Like the <l> in the word 'could'.

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

Did you know there's a reason for every letter in a word?

[FionaHamilton @wordtorque]

Ever wondered what the <o> is doing in the word people? This word comes from the Latin word populus and the <o> tells the tale of its history and links it to our words population and popular. #tellthetale #thehfwproject #wordinquiry @RebeccaSWI https://t.co/w8bqOuSdBx

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

https://t.co/BDTy43pP2G

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

We're so happy with the initial response to The High Frequency Word Project, now complete! Get started right away with 100 essential words for kids to read and spell. #highfrequencywords #sightwords #wordinquiry

[FionaHamilton @wordtorque]

The High Frequency Word Project, co-authored with Rebecca Loveless, is complete! Study Booklets #4 and #5 and The Word List Compendium are now available for purchase. We're thrilled & hope you & your Ss will be too. 40 new words incl would friend there their one two @RebeccaSWI

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

@wordtorque @Y1NIST That card the student is using is so simple but brilliant. Vowels and suffixes for our young writers.

[FionaHamilton @wordtorque]

Hanging out with my coauthor @RebeccaSWI at a launch party for #thehfwproject. #wordinquiry smiles

[FionaHamilton @wordtorque]

Pretty excited we have over 160 people registered so far for our workshop this Thurs (US)/Fri (Asia) about a better way to teach High Frequency Words. A reminder you get The hfw Project Guidebook and Study Booklet #1 as part of registration. @RebeccaSWI https://t.co/E45K4MLP0U

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

Looking for a better way to teach high frequency words? Join us tomorrow and learn how through The hfw Project!

[FionaHamilton @wordtorque]

Join @RebeccaSWI and me in a 90 min workshop: Teaching High Frequency Words
Thurs May 26 5:00pm US PDT
Fri May 27 7:00am Bangkok & 10:00am AEST
Available as a recording if you can't make it live
For $60 you get the workshop and The hfw Project resources
https://t.co/E45K4MLP0U

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

I'm also feeling chuffed!

[FionaHamilton @wordtorque]

Feeling pretty chuffed! The hfw Project Guidebook and Study Booklet #1 are almost ready for public release. First trial sales made today, just ironing out a few kinks in the digital delivery platform. Stay tuned! @RebeccaSWI #wordinquiry

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

@MaryBethSteve18 @Spell2Read Fabulous, I haven't seen anything from Hudson Talbot in awhile.

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

@wordtorque @RoxWalker14 @UWCSEA Nice! I'm stealing this for next year!

[Rebecca Loveless @RebeccaSWI]

Amen!

[Zaretta Hammond @Ready4rigor]

Can I get an amen to this?! Building true learner agency is messy. We need to learn to be the personal trainer of our students’ cognition. Only the learner learns. Too many of our students are socialized into a pedagogy of compliance.