Words Their Way - Pearson Publishers
Words Their Way is a developmental word study program with focused instruction in phonics, spelling, word recognition and vocabulary. This developmental approach promotes deep and long lasting learning. It is teacher directed and child centered. This approach provides differentiated instruction, instructional flexibility, student accountability and progress monitoring. In addition to that, kids love it!
A spelling inventory helps teachers determine the developmental spelling stages of the students and word study groups are formed. The teacher meets with each small group to introduce the targeted sort that is developmentally matched to the students. This session is interactive in nature and allows the students to make discoveries on how words work. Students continue their exploration and learning through a series of activities that lead them through multiple exposures to the words in the sort. When all activities are completed each student is assessed.
As a literacy teachers, we are delighted that this developmental word study program strengthens the "braid of literacy" in each student. This braid of literacy began at infancy and continues to develop throughout life. In addition to that, as students progress through the spelling stages their understanding of vocabulary expands. It seems to be an age old problem that students memorize words for a spelling test and then fail to apply those very words in their written work. Words Their Way allows students the opportunity to learn words their way!
A spelling inventory helps teachers determine the developmental spelling stages of the students and word study groups are formed. The teacher meets with each small group to introduce the targeted sort that is developmentally matched to the students. This session is interactive in nature and allows the students to make discoveries on how words work. Students continue their exploration and learning through a series of activities that lead them through multiple exposures to the words in the sort. When all activities are completed each student is assessed.
As a literacy teachers, we are delighted that this developmental word study program strengthens the "braid of literacy" in each student. This braid of literacy began at infancy and continues to develop throughout life. In addition to that, as students progress through the spelling stages their understanding of vocabulary expands. It seems to be an age old problem that students memorize words for a spelling test and then fail to apply those very words in their written work. Words Their Way allows students the opportunity to learn words their way!