Essential Strategies for Word Study: Effective Methods for Improving Decoding, Spelling, and Vocabulary: Grades 2-8 - Softcover

Rasinski, Timothy V.; Zutell, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0545103339 ISBN 13: 9780545103336

Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources, 2010

Synopsis

Defining word study as the direct exploration and analysis of words&;through phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction&;the authors maintain that it is most effective when sound, spelling, and meaning are examined simultaneously. To that end, they offer thirty engaging activities divided into three sections: exploring word structure, examining word meanings, and extending word learning. In this way, word study becomes a fascinating part of the overarching language arts curriculum. Students learn all about words, inside and out, as they sort and spell, harvest and map, define and design, investigate and analyze, decode and use words&;all toward the aim of becoming more effective and efficient readers and writers.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Timothy V. Rasinski is a professor of education in the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies. Dr. Rasinski teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in literacy education. His major interests include working with children who find reading difficult, phonics and reading fluency instruction, and teacher development in literacy education. He has published over 100 articles and 10 books on various aspects of reading education. A past editor of The Reading Teacher, the most widely read journal in reading education in the world, Dr. Rasinski is currently an editor for the Journal of Literacy Research. Rasinski has served as president of the College Reading Association and he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0545103339
• ISBN 13: 9780545103336
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144