The Wonder of Word Study: Lessons and Activities to Create Independent Readers, Writers, and Spellers

by Shelley Harwayne

Reading Lauren's The Wonder of Word Study reminded me of . . . visits to her early childhood classroom, only this visit lasted a long time and was filled with a master teacher's articulate explanation of her practice.
Shelley Harwayne, Founding Principal, The Manhattan New School There's more to reading than merely identifying words on a page. To achieve fluency, emerging readers must analyze, decode, and reconstruct new words in predictable ways. That's where word study comes in, and in The Wonder of Word Study , you'll find out how to make the task fun while you develop independence in your students. Full of reproducibles, example lessons, and hands-on activities, and brimming with great ideas, The Wonder of Word Study is easy to understandand even easier to use. Lauren Berman Lucht has put everything you need at your fingertips, sharing lessons; transcripts of important teaching moments; and ideas for planning, scheduling, and assessment. She also includes numerous classroom-tested tools for teaching and learning about words that have engaged her students and that support a love of diction in early elementary students. The Wonder of Word Study will help you teach phonics and spelling skills without resorting to stodgy, skill-and-drill routines. Best yet, the techniques in The Wonder of Word Study will give your students the sound basis they need to go beyond fluency into comprehension and independent reading. Whether you already do word-study instruction or you are just getting started, The Wonder of Word Study will make a difference in your reading, writing, and spelling instruction. And with its teacher-friendly ideas and student-friendly applications, this book will not only be your favorite, but your students' as well.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 13, 2006

About the author

Shelley Harwayne was affiliated with the New York City public schools for more than thirty years as a teacher, staff developer, codirector of the Teachers College Writing Project, founding principal of the Manhattan New School, and superintendent of District #2 in New York City. She has worked as a consultant and keynote speaker throughout the world and has published numerous books and videos with Heinemann. In addition, Shelley has published two children's books.

-taken from heinemann.com

Reviews

[Jen Munnerlyn]

This book has been ordered for the 2009-10 school year on the advice of Katherine Casey who led the NESA Literacy Coaching group meeting in Jordan in November, 2008.