Word Study

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Now in its 7th edition, this core teaching resource features:

• spelling inventories for assessing students and tracking their progress
• word sorts and word study games using analysis, reflection and discussion to foster critical thinking
• a new chapter on organising word study in the classroom, as well as new activities, progress monitoring materials and sample lesson plans.

It also includes a free 12-month subscription to the Word Study companion website.

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Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary and Spelling Instruction, Global Edition, 7th Edition, includes a complimentary 12-month subscription to the Word Study companion website (previously the Online PD Toolkit).

The Word Study companion website is an online tool that provides educators with a way to engage students in interactive word study. Features include:

• live, automatically scored spelling inventories
• scoring and grouping of inventories on paper
• interactive word sorts
• printable game templates
• data reporting and oversight for grouping and assistance to monitor student progress.

Find instructions for purchase and access to the Word Study companion website subscription in the support section below.

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This resource includes 60 reproducible sorts and dozens of other activities and assessments to teach:

• phonological awareness
• alphabet knowledge
• initial letter sounds
• concepts about print
• concept of word in text.

Also included in this latest edition are:

• enhanced step-by-step directions for each sort
• additional assessments
• expanded syllable, rhyme and font sorts
• reorganised word study chapters.

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This resource covers the complete curriculum of word study for the letter name-alphabetic stage of spelling development. It includes:

• over 80 reproducible sorts, including sorts and activities for:
  • beginning consonant, same-vowel and mixed vowel word families
  • diagraph and blends
  • short vowels in CVC words
  • preconsonantal nasals
  • r-influenced vowels and contractions.
• teaching tips, standard routines and spell checks for each unit.
• step-by-step directions, including:
  • generalisations for each lesson highlighting what students will learn
  • tips for sorting and discussion
  • critical thinking questions
  • opportunities to extend and apply learning.
• unit assessments for monitoring student progress.

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This resource covers the complete curriculum of word study for the within word pattern stage of spelling development. It includes:

• 75 reproducible sorts, including sorts for:
  • short and long vowels
  • common and uncommon long-vowel patterns in CVC and CVCe words
  • r-influenced vowels
  • diphthongs
  • ambiguous vowels
  • complex consonants
  • homophones and more.
• teaching tips, standard routines and spell checks for each unit.
• step-by-step directions, including:
  • generalisations for each lesson highlighting what students will learn
  • tips for sorting and discussion
  • critical thinking questions
  • opportunities to extend and apply learning.
• unit assessments for monitoring student progress.

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This resource covers the complete syllables and affixes spelling development stage of the word study curriculum. It contains:

• over 60 reproducible sorts, including sorts for:
  • inflected endings
  • compound words
  • long-vowel and other vowel patterns in accented syllables
  • unaccented syllables
  • consonants
  • affixes.
• teaching tips, standard routines and spell checks for each unit.
• step-by-step directions, including:
  • generalisations for each lesson highlighting what students will learn
  • tips for sorting and discussion
  • critical thinking questions
  • opportunities to extend and apply learning.
• unit assessments for monitoring student progress.

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A complete curriculum of word study for advanced readers in the derivational relations stage of spelling development. It contains:

• over 60 reproducible sorts, including sorts for:
  • affixes
  • spelling-meaning patterns
  • Latin and Greek words.
• teaching tips, standard routines, and spell checks for each unit.
• step-by-step directions, including:
  
  • generalisations for each lesson highlighting what students will learn
  • tips for sorting and discussion
  • critical thinking questions
  • opportunities to extend and apply learning.
• English learner notes at the beginning of each unit to provide guidance to teachers, including information on cognates and other related words.
• unit assessments for monitoring student progress.

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Learn how to effectively use Word Study to assess and identify the spelling stages of your students with Pearson's High Impact Word Study workshop. The workshop teaches you how to:

• tailor spelling activities to support students in their spelling development
• create a positive approach to the teaching and learning of spelling.