Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction

Words Their Way, Third Edition is set up to help teachers address the needs of all readers and spellers, struggling to gifted, by setting out a clear way to find out each student's development level, then providing the best methods for teaching to that level. Includes activities linked to the five stages of spelling/orthographic development—from Emergent Reading to Derivational Relations. Includes more than 250 ready-to-use activities for teaching word study, spelling, vocabulary, and phonics—and organizes them by developmental sequence, from activities ideal for Emergent Readers to those that will challenge and engage advanced learners. Also covers research on developmental spelling and word knowledge. For professionals teaching a reading methods course or those studying to teach.