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Words Their Way with English Learners: Word Study for Spelling, Phonics, and Vocabulary Instruction
Donald R. Bear, University of Nevada-Reno
Lori Helman, University of Minnesota
Marcia Invernizzi, University of Virginia
Shane R. Templeton, University of Nevada, Reno
Francine Johnston, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

ISBN-10: 0131915673
ISBN-13: 9780131915671

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 384 pp
Published: 10/18/2006

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Word study can be a powerful instructional method for teachers and their English learning students.  With this text, you can evaluate students’ langage needs.  Empower your students to grasp this new language at the word level, building skills to understand how English differs from their primary language,and providing them with the skills to predict word meaning through spelling.  Words Their Way with English Learners will help you build vocabulary, spelling, and word recognition skills in your English learners, giving them the foundation to master their new language.

 

One reality of today’s classrooms is the limited help available to teachers trying to support English learners’ literacy skills.  The educators and researchers who developed Words Their Way understand this challenge.  Their original text, a phenomenon in word study, provides the proven framework and application to allow students to develop literacy skills.  And now they apply this approach to teaching English learners. 

 

Based on the same solid research, Words Their Way with English Learners helps you determine what your students bring with them from their home languages, where their instruction in English orthography should begin, and how best to move these students through their development.

  • Unique! Connects students home language with their new language helping children improve their oral and written abilities much more quickly. 
  • Chapters 1 through 3 introduce you to the stages of spelling and reading development, the assessments to use, and the best ways to organize your classroom for word study. 
  • Early Assessment coverage (Ch.2) and Assessment Tools available in the Appendix provide readers with a strong foundation in assessment and help them determine the developmental level of each child. Based on these assessments teachers can then group children with similar developmental abilities.  
  • Organized around 5 developmental levels (ch. 4-7) that outline the most appropriate and effective word study instruction for this audience, from the Emergent learner through readers and writers in the Derivational Relations stage. 
  • A rich bank of classroom-proven word study activities close each of the five developmental levels found in chapters 4-7 and promise to engage your students, motivate them, and improve their oral and written abilities in English. 
  • Unique! A robust Appendix at the back of Words Their Way with English Learners contains all the assessment tools necessary to get word study underway and offers word lists in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Arabic; picture and word sorts; and game templates to advance word study instruction in diverse K–8 classrooms.
  • Based on the developmental approach of the word study book Words Their Way 3e and new research on working with English Language Learners.

     

    1. Word Study with English Learners and the Development of Orthographic Knowledge
    2. Assessment
    3. Word Study Organization with English Learners
    4. Word Study for English Learners in the Emergent Stage
    5. Word Study for English Learners in the Letter Name-Alphabetic Stage
    6. Word Study for English Learners in the Within Word Pattern Stage
    7. Word Study for English Learners in the Syllables and Affixes and Derivational Relations Stages

                 Appendix

    PRAISE FOR Words Their Way with English Learners

     

    Many texts have suggestions for integrating word study into a language arts day but tend to ignore the focus on teaching students both vocabulary as well as phonetic knowledge. I like that this book explicitly targets second language learners.

    Kristi McNeal, CSU Fresno

     

    This book is certainly timely and needed in the field. It will be an asset to teachers who are familiar with the principles of word study but may not have a strong knowledge base for working with English learners. I look forward to seeing the completed book so I can include it as required reading in my literacy classes!

    Maria J. Meyerson, National University, Nevada

     

    These chapters are beautifully written. Each begins with teaching vignettes that provide a context for the chapters. The anticipatory structure with questions and clear step-by-step procedures is easy to follow. They are written with a strong "teaching voice" that’s user-friendly. The teaching described in the chapters is based on sound "best practice." Lots of resources are given. Great activities! But they’re well grounded in theory. I thoroughly enjoyed reading these chapters.

    Patricia P. Kelly, Virginia Tech

    Donald R. Bear is director of the E. L. Cord Foundation Center for Learning and Literacy in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. As a former preschool, third, and fourth grade teacher, Donald extends his experience working with children who experience difficulties learning to read and write both in the center and in numerous outreach programs. His recent research includes the study of literacy development in different languages and the influence of first language and literacy knowledge in learning to read in another language. He and his colleagues work with many schools and districts to conduct literacy instruction workshops.

      

    Lori Helman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.  Her research focuses on the reading and spelling development of students learning English as a new language.  Helman was a bilingual teacher, a district literacy coordinator, and a new teacher leader in her region before coming to higher education.  She teaches classes in reading development for diverse students, effective instruction for students with reading difficulties, and leadership skills for reading specialists.

     

     Marcia Invernizzi is a professor of reading education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. Marcia is also the director of the McGuffey Reading Center, where she teaches the clinical practica in reading diagnosis and remedial reading. Formerly an English and reading teacher, she works with Book Buddies, Virginia's Early Intervention Reading Initiative (EIRI), and Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS).

     

    Shane Templeton is Foundation Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he is Program Coordinator for Literacy Studies. A former elementary and secondary teacher, his research focuses on the development of orthographic knowledge. He has written several books on the teaching and learning of reading and language arts and is a member of the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary. He is author of the "Spelling Logics" column in Voices from the Middle, the middle school journal of the National Council of Teachers of English.

     

    Francine Johnston is a former first grade teacher and reading specialist who learned about word study during her graduate work at the University of Virginia. She is now an associate professor in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she teaches courses in reading, language arts, and children's literature. Francine frequently works with regional school systems as a consultant and researcher. Her research interests include current spelling practices and materials as well as the relationship between spelling and reading achievement.

    Words Their Way with English Learners

     

    One reality of today’s classrooms is the limited help available to teachers trying to support English learners’ literacy skills.  The educators and researchers who developed Words Their Way understand this challenge.  Their original text, a phenomenon in word study, provides the proven framework and application to allow students to develop literacy skills.  And now they apply this approach to teaching English learners. 

     

    Based on the same solid research, Words Their Way with English Learners helps you determine what your students bring with them from their home languages, where their instruction in English orthography should begin, and how best to move these students through their development.

     

    • Chapters 1 through 3 introduce you to the stages of spelling and reading development, the assessments to use, and the best ways to organize your classroom for word study. 
    • Each subsequent chapter focuses on a specific stage of spelling, outlining the most appropriate and effective word study instruction for this audience, from the Emergent learner through readers and writers in the Derivational Relations stage. 
    • Each of these chapters closes with a rich bank of classroom-proven word study activities that promise to engage your students, motivate them, and improve their oral and written abilities in English. 
    • The Appendix at the back of Words Their Way with English Learners contains all the assessment tools necessary to get word study underway and offers word lists in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Arabic; picture and word sorts; and game templates to advance word study instruction in diverse K—8 classrooms.

     

    Word study can be a powerful instructional method for teachers and their English learning students.  With this text, you can evaluate students’ langage needs.  Empower your students to grasp this new language at the word level, building skills to understand how English differs from their primary language,and providing them with the skills to predict word meaning through spelling.  Words Their Way with English Learners will help you build vocabulary, spelling, and word recognition skills in your English learners, giving them the foundation to master their new language.

     

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      An ideal companion to the extraordinarily popular and useful text, Words Their Way,  this 67 minute video presents classroom footage capturing the Words Their Way approach in Action. Viewers are given explicit instruction in organizing their classrooms for word study and in conducting word study lessons using this proven approach, which encourages active exploration and examination of word features, all within each child's stage of literacy development. By basing students' learning on their developmental or instructional level, students learn spelling and vocabulary the way they naturally are inclined to learn. The word study is active, including games, sorts, and activities for every developmental level. Included is a video guide to help viewers through segments divided by student developmental level. This can be purchased by current teachers, professors, or pre-service teachers.

    • 0131144073Video to Accompany Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary and Spelling Instruction, 3/E
      Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton & Johnston
      © 2004 | Allyn & Bacon | Video | Instock
      ISBN-10: 0131144073 | ISBN-13: 9780131144071
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      • Words Their Way ™ companion volumes, 2e

      We believe that the hands-on word sorting approach to word study is invaluable to you and your students.  These stage-specific companion volumes to Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction provide a complete curriculum of reproducible sorts and detailed directions for the teacher working with students in each stage of spelling development, from emergent through derivational relations. 

       

      This companion volume, the last in the series, provides word study for advanced readers and writers in the derivational relations stage of spelling development (Grades 5 – 12).  The text focuses on spelling and vocabulary knowledge that grow primarily through processes of derivation—from a single base word or word root to a number of related words derived through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. Additionally, students explore word origins and word spelling-meaning relationships.

    • 0135145783Words Their Way Word Sorts for Derivational Relations Spellers, 2/E
      Templeton, Johnston, Bear & Invernizzi
      © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 176 pages | Instock
      ISBN-10: 0135145783 | ISBN-13: 9780135145784
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      • Words Their Way ™ companion volumes, 2e

      We believe that the hands-on word sorting approach to word study is invaluable to you and your students.  These stage-specific companion volumes to Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction provide a complete curriculum of reproducible sorts and detailed directions for the teacher working with students in each stage of spelling development, from emergent through derivational relations. 

       

      This collection of word sorting activities is for students who are in the syllables and affixes stage of spelling development, typically intermediate or advanced readers and writers (Grades 3 to 8).  These students are ready to study multi-syllabic words—beginning with consonant doubling, plural endings and moving through the study of basic prefixes and suffixes. The sorts in this collection present 24 words each week, selected according to their frequency of occurrence in reading materials and allowing students to discover spelling generalizations or to compare syllable juncture features and patterns.

    • 0135145775Words Their Way Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers, 2/E
      Johnston, Invernizzi, Bear & Templeton
      © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 144 pages | Instock
      ISBN-10: 0135145775 | ISBN-13: 9780135145777
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      •  

      Word study can be a powerful instructional method for teachers and their English learning students.  With this text, you can evaluate students’ langage needs.  Empower your students to grasp this new language at the word level, building skills to understand how English differs from their primary language,and providing them with the skills to predict word meaning through spelling.  Words Their Way with English Learners will help you build vocabulary, spelling, and word recognition skills in your English learners, giving them the foundation to master their new language.

       

      One reality of today’s classrooms is the limited help available to teachers trying to support English learners’ literacy skills.  The educators and researchers who developed Words Their Way understand this challenge.  Their original text, a phenomenon in word study, provides the proven framework and application to allow students to develop literacy skills.  And now they apply this approach to teaching English learners. 

       

      Based on the same solid research, Words Their Way with English Learners helps you determine what your students bring with them from their home languages, where their instruction in English orthography should begin, and how best to move these students through their development.

    • 0131915673Words Their Way with English Learners: Word Study for Spelling, Phonics, and Vocabulary Instruction
      Bear, Helman, Invernizzi, Templeton & Johnston
      © 2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 384 pages | Instock
      ISBN-10: 0131915673 | ISBN-13: 9780131915671
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      • Words Their Way ™ Emergent Sorts for Spanish Speaking English Learners is a new text providing strategic assistance for teachers working with native Spanish speakers.  Based on the same solid research and using the same scope and sequence laid out in Words Their Way with English Learners, this companion volume begins with a series of picture concept sorts that teach students how to sort, providing guidance to help teachers make sorting meaningful.  The text develops a routine for introducing the English vocabulary, helping students learn the vocabulary before they sort. 

       

      The words for study are selected based on their phonetic properties as well as their usefulness in reading, speaking and understanding grade level content.  The text addresses the needs of the emergent speller, whether young or not so young.  The text is careful to include sorts more appropriate for older learners.
    • 0132421437Words Their Way: Emergent Sorts for Spanish-Speaking English Learners
      Helman, Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton & Johnston
      © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 192 pages | Instock
      ISBN-10: 0132421437 | ISBN-13: 9780132421430
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      • Words Their Way ™ Word Study for Letter Name-Alphabetic English Learners: Letter, Picture, and Concept Sorts for Spanish Speakers is a new text providing strategic assistance for teachers working with native Spanish speakers.  Based on the same solid research and using the same scope and sequence laid out in Words Their Way with English Learners, this companion volume begins with a series of picture concept sorts that teach students how to sort, providing guidance to help teachers make sorting meaningful.  The text develops a routine for introducing the English vocabulary, helping students learn the vocabulary before they sort. 

       

      The words for study are selected based on their phonetic properties as well as their usefulness in reading, speaking and understanding grade level content.  The text addresses the needs of the letter name-alphabetic speller, whether young or not so young.  The text is careful to include sorts more appropriate for older learners, as well as advanced EL students needing more concept and vocabulary support.

    • 0132421038Words Their Way: Letter-Name Alphabetic Sorts for Spanish-Speaking English Learners
      Helman, Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton & Johnston
      © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 160 pages | Instock
      ISBN-10: 0132421038 | ISBN-13: 9780132421034
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      • Words Their Way ™ companion volumes, 2e

      We believe that the hands-on word sorting approach to word study is invaluable to you and your students.  These stage-specific companion volumes to Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction provide a complete curriculum of reproducible sorts and detailed directions for the teacher working with students in each stage of spelling development, from emergent through derivational relations. 

       

      Broaden your word study understanding and instruction with this expanded word sorting tool for week by week imiplementation with Letter Name-Alphabetic spellers (Grades K - 3).  This collection of sorts includes both picture and word sorts for students who are in the letter name-alphabetic stage of spelling development, beginning readers. Sorting lessons begin with picture sorts that quickly review initial consonants and then cover same-vowel word families and digraphs and blends. These sorting activities are followed by a short vowel study apart from word families and continue reviewing digraph and blends in CVC words. The last sorts introduce r-controlled vowels and contractions.   

    • 0135145805Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Letter Name - Alphabetic Spellers, 2/E
      Johnston, Bear, Invernizzi & Templeton
      © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 128 pages | Instock
      ISBN-10: 0135145805 | ISBN-13: 9780135145807
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      • Words Their Way ™ companion volumes, 2e

      We believe that the hands-on word sorting approach to word study is invaluable to you and your students.  These stage-specific companion volumes to Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction provide a complete curriculum of reproducible sorts and detailed directions for the teacher working with students in each stage of spelling development, from emergent through derivational relations. 

       

      Designed to help teachers working with transitional readers in the within word pattern stage of spelling development (Grades 1 – 4), the sorts in this companion volume help students begin contrasting long and short vowels and sorting words by grammatical and semantic features.  The book begins by reexamining short- and long-vowel sounds with picture sorts, moving on to word sorts to thoroughly examine vowel patterns and assess students’ understanding of short- and long-vowel patterns.  The text moves on to dipthongs and other ambiguous vowel sounds, and finally to complex consonants and consonant clusters, contractions, inflectional endings and homophones.

    • 013514843XWords Their Way: Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers, 2/E
      Invernizzi, Johnston, Bear & Templeton
      © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 160 pages | Instock
      ISBN-10: 013514843X | ISBN-13: 9780135148433
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      • This phenomenon in word study has always been extremely popular for its developmental approach and hands-on methods for teaching children phonics, vocabulary, and spelling skills.  The revision offers a new laser sharp focus on assessment, organization for word study, research, and teacher-friendly word sorts and games. 

       

      The new edition not only offers a step by step guide through performing the assessments, but a new CD ROM that provides an amazing electronic format for managing student assessment.  It also contains hundreds of alternate word and picture sorts and sorting and game templates that allow teachers to create instructional materials including games from the CD’s bank of word and picture lists.  These materials can be printed or saved to a hard-drive for later use.

       

      The new edition also includes a DVD tutorial that walks users through every step of the Words Their Way approach, from assessment to classroom organization to developmentally-driven, hands on instruction. Words Their Way engages learners and scaffolds the development of all students including English learners.

    • 013223968XWords Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction, 4/E
      Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton & Johnston
      © 2008 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 432 pages | Instock
      ISBN-10: 013223968X | ISBN-13: 9780132239684
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