Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction Fourth Edition Words Their Way ™ Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction Fourth Edition By Donald R. Bear Marcia Invernizzi Shane Templeton Francine Johnston

By helping you know your students and their needs How will Words Their Way help you improve your students reading and writing abilities? By helping you know your students and their needs By helping your organize for instruction By helping you implement word study

Knowing Your Students Streamlined Chapter 2 provides step by step guidance for evaluating your students to determine their developmental levels, allowing you to begin instruction and build students’ abilities to help them move on to the next stage in development. Research-driven assessment tools allow you to find your students’ stage of spelling development. The CD in the back of the book contains all assessment tools discussed in the book and more.

Knowing Your Students Characteristics Charts In Chapters 4 through 8 help you pinpoint information to guide your decisions making about each student in each stage of development.

Knowing Your Students Word Study with English Learners sections In Chapters 4 – 8 provide targeted guidance to help students master English.

Organizing for Instruction Word Study Routines and Management sections give you practical guidance on managing and implementing word study in your classroom.

Organizing for Instruction Tech Notes direct your attention to DVD segments that aid in organizing your classroom.

Organizing for Instruction Lesson Plan Format This simple four-part lesson plan helps you organize your word study instruction.

Implementing Word Study Stage appropriate activities proven to help students develop into the next stage end each developmental chapter.

Implementing Word Study The Appendix at the back of the text contains hundreds of word sorts, game templates, and classroom-ready resources. APPENDIX A Assessment Materials APPENDIX B Soundboards APPENDIX C Pictures for Sorts and Games APPENDIX D Sample Word Sorts by Spelling Stage APENDIX E Word Lists APPENDIX F Games and Templates for Sorts APPENDIX G Resources

Integrating Media The text comes with two pieces of media Words Their Way DVD Tutorial Words Their Way Word Study Resources CD CD Assessment Database CD Word Sorting Application Look for Tech Notes throughout chapters to connect you to the most appropriate information on the accompanying media.

Media Integration: Knowing Your Students Words Their Way Word Study Resources CD Computerized assessments in the Assessment Database calculate each student’s feature knowledge and helps you place students in appropriate developmental groups. Additional assessments help you assess content area, Spanish language , and other word feature knowledge.

Derivational Relations Stage Media Integration: Organizing for Instruction Words Their Way DVD Tutorial The DVD reinforces and illustrates classroom organization and management. Classroom footage leads you through daily instruction, assessment, organization and grouping, and adapting instruction for English learners. DVD Modules Assessment and Evaluation Classroom Organization Word Sorting Emergent Stage Letter Name-Alphabetic Stage Within Word Pattern Stage Syllables and Affixes Stage Derivational Relations Stage

hundreds of additional word and picture sorts, games and templates Media Integration: Implementing Word Study Words Their Way Word Study Resources CD The Word Sorting Application on the CD in the back of the book contains hundreds of additional word and picture sorts, games and templates Interactive Create Your Own software for each developmental stage Robust coverage of word study appropriate for students whose first language is Spanish.