Word Resources Words Their Way is an instructional approach that uses sorting as a way of studying words. Words Their Way Sorting is the most powerful way of helping students make sense of words. is the “Categorizing fundamental way that humans make sense of the world. It allows us to find order and similarities among various objects, events, ideas, and words that we encounter. When students sort words they are engaged in the active process of searching, comparing, contrasting and analyzing. Word sorts help students organize what they know about words and form generalizations that they can then apply to new words they encounter in their reading.” (Bear, et al, 2004; Gillet& Kita, 1978). The idea of sorting fits a constructivist learning approach and provides a method for engaging students in discovering similarities and differences in words. presents a practical, complete guide to all facets of word study, using an Words Their Way instructional approach based on developmental stages and differentiating needs. Research defines developmental stages as the match between the word knowledge of the learner and the study of word features, thus word study is a one size fits all” program. (Bear, et al, 2004) The “not following is a list of resources that are utilized in this guide. Words Their Way 2nd edition by Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Letter Name Alphabetic Spellers, – Johnston, Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton 2nd edition, by Johnston, Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton 2nd edition by Johnston, Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton 2nd edition by Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Derivational Relations Spellers Johnston, Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton Making Words In Levels A and B, students will benefit from sorting into categories and BOTH manipulating letters to build words through lessons are an Making Words. Words “Making example of a type of instruction called guided discovery. In order to truly learn and retain strategies, children must discover them. But many children do not make discoveries about words on their own. In lessons, children are guided to make those discoveries. . . . While Making Words children are having fun making words, they are also learning important information about phonics and spelling. As children manipulate the letters to make the words, they learn how small changes, such as changing just one letter or moving the letters around, results in a completely
Word Resources Words Their Way Words Their Way is an instructional approach that uses sorting as a way of studying words. Sorting is the most powerful way of helping students make sense of words. “Categorizing is the fundamental way that humans make sense of the world. It allows us to find order and similarities among various objects, events, ideas, and words that we encounter. When students sort words they are engaged in the active process of searching, comparing, contrasting and analyzing. Word sorts help students organize what they know about words and form generalizations that they can then apply to new words they encounter in their reading.” (Bear, et al, 2004; Gillet& Kita, 1978). The idea of sorting fits a constructivist learning approach and provides a method for engaging students in discovering similarities and differences in words. Words Their Way presents a practical, complete guide to all facets of word study, using an instructional approach based on developmental stages and differentiating needs. Research defines developmental stages as the match between the word knowledge of the learner and the study of word features, thus word study is “not a one size fits all” program. (Bear, et al, 2004) The following is a list of Words Their Way resources that are utilized in this guide. Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Letter Name – Alphabetic Spellers, 2nd edition by Johnston, Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers 2nd edition, by Johnston, Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers 2nd edition by Johnston, Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Derivational Relations Spellers 2nd edition by Johnston, Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton Making Words In Levels A and B, students will benefit from BOTH sorting into categories and manipulating letters to build words through Making Words. “Making Words lessons are an example of a type of instruction called guided discovery. In order to truly learn and retain strategies, children must discover them. But many children do not make discoveries about words on their own. In Making Words lessons, children are guided to make those discoveries. . . . While children are having fun making words, they are also learning important information about phonics and spelling. As children manipulate the letters to make the words, they learn how small changes, such as changing just one letter or moving the letters around, results in a completely
Word%20Study%20Guide%20For%20Grades%201-4.docx