The Wonder of Word Study: Lessons and Activities to Create Independent Readers, Writers, and Spellers

Reading Lauren's The Wonder of Word Study reminded me of . . . visits to her early childhood classroom, only this visit lasted a long time and was filled with a master teacher's articulate explanation of her practice.
- Shelley Harwayne, Founding Principal, The Manhattan New School

There's more to reading than merely identifying words on a page. To achieve fluency, emerging readers must analyze, decode, and reconstruct new words in predictable ways. That's where word study comes in, and in The Wonder of Word Study, you'll find out how to make the task fun while you develop independence in your students.