Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers (Words Their Way Series)

Invernizzi, Marcia; Johnston, Francine; Bear, Donald; Templeton, Shane

ISBN 10: 013514843X / ISBN 13: 9780135148433

Published by Pearson, 2008

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Seller Inventory # 013514843X-4-37272344

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers (Words Their Way Series)
• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013514843X
• ISBN 13: 9780135148433
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 13 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

This supplemental book expands and enriches the practical, research-based and classroom proven way to study words with students, specifically Word Pattern spelling. Notes for the Teacher, Organizational tips, and follow-up activities all assist teachers and future teachers to begin using word sorts with minimal preparation and to easily reinforce previous word sort skills as students learn and build new ones. KEY TOPICS: Designed for use as part of a reading curriculum where word pattern spelling is covered, topics provide step-by-step instructions on how to introduce and guide students through the sorting lesson. MARKET: Designed for use as part of a reading curriculum where word pattern spelling is covered.

About the Author

Marcia Invernizzi is Director of the McGuffey Reading Center at the University of Virginia exploring developmental universals in non-English orthographies.  A former English and reading teacher, Marcia works with children experiencing difficulties learning to read and write in intervention programs such as Virginia’s Early Intervention Reading Initiative and Book Buddies

 

Francine Johnston is Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she teaches reading, language arts, and children’s literature.  A former first-grade teacher and reading specialist.

 

Donald Bear is director of the E. L. Cord Foundation Center for Learning and Literacy where he and preservice, Master’s and doctoral students teach and assess children who struggle to learn to read and write. Donald is a professor in the Department of Educational Specialties in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. Donald has been a classroom teacher and he researches and writes about literacy development and instruction. He is an author of numerous articles, book chapters, and books, including Words Their Way^®, Words Their Way^® with English Learners, and Vocabulary Their Way.

 

Shane Templetonis Foundation Professor of Literacy Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.  A former classroom teacher at the primary and secondary levels, he researches the development of orthographic and vocabulary knowledge