Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers, Global Edition

In keeping with the authors' belief that the hands-on word sorting approach to word study is invaluable to teachers and students alike, this volume presents prepared sorts covering the complete curriculum of word study for learners in the within word pattern stage of spelling development. 

• This resource covers the complete curriculum of word study for the within pattern stage of spelling development. 
• It includes 75 reproducible sorts, including sorts to target short and long vowels, common and less common long-vowel patterns in CVC and CVCe words, r-influenced vowels, dipthongs, ambiguous vowels, complex consonants and homophones, and more. 
• Each unit begins with teaching tips, standard routines and spell checks. 
• Step-by-step directions include generalisations for each lesson highlighting what students will learn, tips for sorting and discussion, critical thinking questions, and opportunities to extend and apply learning. 
• Unit assessments allow teachers to monitor student progress. 

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About the series

Words Their Way is a teacher-directed, student-centred approach to vocabulary growth and spelling development where students from Foundation to junior secondary engage in a variety of sound, pattern and meaning activities, sorting pictures and words. Words Their Way enables teachers to assess, clearly identify and document each student's spelling stage, group students with common needs and tailor activities to improve students' spelling knowledge. All resources have been adapted for Australian classrooms with British English spelling and Australian pronunciation.