Word Study

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Hallmark features of this title

A complete curriculum for emergent spellers (PreK through early 1st Grade)

• Instructional units combine phonological and print awareness, alphabet instruction and concept of word in text. Notes for the Teacher offer background information, learning targets and teaching tips in each unit.
• A whole-to-part integrated lesson plan begins with text and works down to the smallest elements of letters and sounds.
• Concept sorts extend vocabulary and conceptual thinking and teach students the process of sorting using familiar objects and ideas.
• Sound sorts facilitate the systematic study of beginning consonants through explicit instruction.
• Activities teach phonemic awareness, rhyming, syllabication and sound play.
• Suggestions for English learners clarify how to differentiate instruction based on students’ language diversity.

About our authors

Donald R. Bear is Professor Emeritus in Literacy and Director of Literacy Centers at Iowa State University and University the University of Nevada, Reno. A former elementary teacher, Donald currently researches literacy development with a special interest in students who speak different languages and he partners with schools and districts to think about how to assess and conduct literacy instruction.

Marcia Invernizzi is Henderson Professor of Reading Education in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. She and her multilingual doctoral students enjoy exploring developmental universals in non-English orthographies. A former English and reading teacher, Marcia extends her experience working with children who experience difficulties learning to read and write in numerous intervention programs, such as Virginia’s Early Intervention Reading Initiative and Book Buddies.

Francine Johnston is retired from the Department of Teacher Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she served as Director of Graduate Studies, Coordinator of the Reading Masters Program, and ran a clinic for struggling readers. Francine worked as a 1st-grade teacher and reading specialist for 12 years before getting her doctorate at the University of Virginia where she first learned about a developmental approach to word study and worked with Dr. Marcia Invernizzi to develop word study materials and activities. She consults with school districts across the country and frequently serves as a professional development speaker. Francine is a coauthor of many books, including Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary and Spelling Instruction.

Shane Templeton is Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. A former classroom teacher at the primary and secondary levels, he has focused his research on the development of orthographic and vocabulary knowledge. He has written several books on the teaching and learning of reading and language arts and is a member of the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary.

New and updated features of this title

• UPDATED: Step-by-step directions for how to introduce the sort, as well as additional teaching tips, are included in each lesson.
• UPDATED: Additional assessments for syllables and concepts about print help educators determine what students know and how to plan instruction.
• ENHANCED: More syllable sorts are included in this edition.
• UPDATED: Rhyme sorts are now based on current literature.
• UPDATED: Font sorts contrast letters that frequently confuse emergent spellers.
• UPDATED: Letter pages with additional pictures and fonts help young spellers visualize the information presented.

Word Study: Letter and Picture Sorts for Emergent Spellers is the ideal stage-specific companion to Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction (formerly titled Words Their Way™ for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction). This hands-on volume presents 26 prepared, reproducible sorts and dozens of other activities and assessments covering the full curriculum of word study for students in the emergent stage of spelling development. All of the resources you need to teach phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, initial letter sounds, concepts about print, and concept of word in text are provided.

The 3rd Edition features enhanced step-by-step directions for each sort; additional assessments; expanded syllable, rhyme and font sorts; and more.

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