Bear, Donald R

The developmentally driven Words Their Way instructional approach is a phenomenon in word study, providing a practical way to study words with students. The keys to this successful, research-based approach are to know your students' literacy progress, organize for instruction, and implement word study. The Fifth Edition features an innovative redesign and introduces technology integration aligning text to all new classroom video, an interactive classroom assessment application, prepared and create-your-own word sorts, games, and more specific to each chapter. It gives you all the tools you need to carry out word study instruction that will motivate and engage your students, and help them to succeed in literacy learning. Ordered in a developmental format, Words Their Way complements the use of any existing phonics, spelling, and vocabulary curricula.

"[Provides an] approach to word study that illustrates how to integrate and teach children phonics, vocabulary, and spelling skills"--Provided by publisher.

Provides assessments, reproducible sorts, and instructions for teachers to adopt a hands-on approach to word study for emergent spellers, offering targeted lessons and literature connections, and covering phonemic awareness, rhyming, syllabication, and sound play.

Presents descriptions of the five stages of spelling or orthographic development, each with related word study, games, and activities, and includes an overview of how words are learned, a discussion of development, methods for assessment, and advice on organizing word study in a classroom curriculum.

Describes the five stages of spelling or orthographic development, each with related word study, games, and activities, and includes an overview of how words are learned, a discussion of development, assessment methods, and tips on organizing word study in a classroom curriculum. Includes word sorts and games, a Spanish word study program, and chapter notes on CD.

Presents concept sorting ideas with picture sorts for the development of phonemic awareness, alphabet knowledge, letter recognition, and concepts relating to printed words, with reproducible pages, follow-up activities, and step-by-step directions.