Daily Word Ladders: Grades 4-6: 100 Reproducible Word Study Lessons That Help Kids Boost Reading, Vocabulary, Spelling & Phonics Skills--Independently!

by Timothy V. Rasinski

Kids climb to new heights in reading and writing with these engaging, reproducible word building games! Kids read clues on each rung, then change and rearrange letters to create words until they reach the top. All the while, they're boosting decoding and spelling skills, broadening vocabulary, and becoming better, more fluent readers.

112 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2005

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great tool for teaching kids to think and practice a lot of phonics in the process. They really learned great vocabulary too. They collaborated and learned from each other better than I could have taught them. They learned a lot of words that are simple but usually only known to native English speakers. Each rung on the ladder gives them an action to do to the word they just discovered. It adds, deletes phonemes and plays with sounds, rhymes, and gives clues to make new words. It is challenging as it goes up.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars - my kiddos love these and don't realize how much they re learning

[Girly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. Great warm-up in the morning before our lessons. Best thing is my daughter loves doing them, and she doesn't even realize it's helping with her reading, vocabulary, and spelling.

I highly recommend this book to not only homeschoolers but also for those in public school to supplement lessons. These word puzzles are much more effective though with active involvement from the parent and not just given as "busy work".