Barbara Pettegrew, Otterbein College Chapter layout is excellent. Clearly the gradual release of responsibility model of guided instruction is promoted and reinforced throughout the text. This reminds teachers about developmental appropriateness and pacing variations based on learner needs. A strength of each chapter is the Notes for the Teacher section that introduces each set of sorts. NOTE: This ISBN is 3 hole punched This second edition boasts Literature Connections making links between features being studies and valuable children's literature Targeted Learners sections that clarify which students will benefit most from the instruction Spell Checks and other Assessments available more frequently throughout High Frequency Words receive special attention Responses from the field.

This stage-specific companion volume to Words Their Way (R) Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction provides a complete curriculum of reproducible sorts and detailed directions for the teacher working with students in the letter name-alphabetic stage of spelling. Broaden your word study understanding and instruction with this expanded word sorting tool for week by week implementation with Letter Name-Alphabetic spellers (Grades K - 3). We believe that the hands-on word sorting approach to word study is invaluable to you and your students.

Alphabetic spelling words their way