Providing a wealth of tools to enhance upper-level spelling and vocabulary instruction, this engaging book features more than 120 reproducible sorting activities and games. It offers specific suggestions for helping students build mastery of vowel patterns, syllable structure, syllable stress, consonant and vowel alternations, compound words, prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Also featured are "Did You Know?" sections with absorbing stories about specific words; tips from teachers at different grade levels; discussions of idioms; literature recommendations; and lists of vocabulary related to social studies, science, and math. Teachers can use this book on its own or in conjunction with Ganske's bestselling Word Journeys, which presents a comprehensive approach to assessing and building word knowledge.
Children's Literature - Meredith Kiger
This interesting concept of spelling development was created for students from grades four through eighth grades focusing on polysyllabic words that feature more "sophisticated relationships." Although teachers desire correct spelling at these levels, little time is spent on the actual development of higher level spelling skills and word relationships. This word study approach explores not only spelling prefixes and suffixes but the origin of words. The author has devised the mnemonic THAT'S: thinking, humor, appropriate instruction, talk, and systematic approach and sorting to be used for each component studied, such as compound words, adding ed or ing or consonant extensions, for example. The book is set up in three parts: I is mostly explanations and tips from other teachers, II is for syllable juncture spellers, and III is for derivational constancy spellers; the next stage in spelling skills. Within each part are lessons in the various components, each using the THAT'S approach. Word history is also dealt with when appropriate. The whole word study approach is game-like and perfect for working in teams. There are 121 reproducibles to assist the word sorting process as well as forms for performance records; 100 of the most important math, science and social study words; and blank card templates and answer keys. While the book seems overwhelming at first, its approach is rather simple once one finds the time to learn it. Reviewer: Meredith Kiger, Ph.D.
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