Words Their Way Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers (2nd Edition) (Words Their Way Series)

Author: Francine Johnston , Marcia Invernizzi , Donald R. Bear , Shane R. Templeton
ISBN: 0135145775
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Words Their Way companion volumes, 2e We believe that the hands-on word sorting approach to word study is invaluable to you and your students. These stage-specific companion volumes to Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction provide a complete curriculum of reproducible sorts and detailed directions for the teacher working with students in each stage of spelling development, from emergent through derivational relations. NEW! All second editions boast *Literature Connections making links between features being studies and valuable children's literature *Targeted Learners sections that clarify which students will benefit most from the instruction *Spell Checks and other Assessments available more frequently throughout *High Frequency Words receive special attention This collection of word sorting activities is for students who are in the syllables and affixes stage of spelling development, typically intermediate or advanced readers and writers (Grades 3 to 8). These students are ready to study multi-syllabic words--beginning with consonant doubling, plural endings and moving through the study of basic prefixes and suffixes.The sorts in this collection present 24 words each week, selected according to their frequency of occurrence in reading materials and allowing students to discover spelling generalizations or to compare syllable juncture features and patterns.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic!!

I would recommend this resource to any teacher using Words Their Way...it cuts down planning time in half, plus it's user friendly!

2008-10-03

A Great Tool

This book is very helpful in meeting students' individual spelling needs. It's nice to have the lists prepared for you and short instructional summaries to bring yourself up to speed on word patterns--things you don't even realize you know! The book is well-organized and offers success for all.

2006-11-23

Excellent Introduction to SA Spellers

This book is a great guide to teaching word study to SA learners. The reading is more simplistic and easier to understand than Words Their Way while offering appropriate sorts for this stage. It gives a more in depth view of SA spellers with an excellent sequence of instruction. It's only downfall is that many of the sorts are a little too complicated or have too many headers. It also only offers one sort for each part of a stage, even though some students may need to work within a sort for more than a week. Regardless of these negative aspects, I have really enjoyed this book and it is a great resource for any teacher's or school's library.

2006-05-01