Words Their Way Letter and Picture Sorts for Emergent Spellers

About our authors Donald R. Bear is Professor Emeritus in Literacy and Director of Literacy Centers at Iowa State University and University the University of Nevada, Reno. A former elementary teacher, Donald currently researches literacy development with a special interest in students who speak different languages and he partners with schools and districts to think about how to assess and conduct literacy instruction. Marcia Invernizzi is Henderson Professor of Reading Education in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. She and her multilingual doctoral students enjoy exploring developmental universals in non-English orthographies. A former English and reading teacher, Marcia extends her experience working with children who experience difficulties learning to read and write in numerous intervention programs, such as Virginia’s Early Intervention Reading Initiative and Book Buddies. Francine Johnston is retired from the Department of Teacher Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she served as Director of Graduate Studies, Coordinator of the Reading Masters Program, and ran a clinic for struggling readers. Francine worked as a 1st-grade teacher and reading specialist for 12 years before getting her doctorate at the University of Virginia where she first learned about a developmental approach to word study and worked with Dr. Marcia Invernizzi to develop word study materials and activities. She consults with school districts across the country and frequently serves as a professional development speaker. Francine is a coauthor of many books, including Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary and Spelling Instruction. Shane Templeton is Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. A former classroom teacher at the primary and secondary levels, he has focused his research on the development of orthographic and vocabulary knowledge. He has written several books on the teaching and learning of reading and language arts and is a member of the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary. Francine, Donald, Marcia and Shane are the core authors of the Words Their Way® series.

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

Assessments for the Emergent Stage
Concept Sorts
Phonological Awareness Picture Sorts
Alphabet Knowledge
Word Study for Initial Letter Sounds
Concepts about Print and Concept of Word in Text

DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

Assessments for the Emergent Stage

Notes for the Teacher
Assessment Summary Sheet and Other Forms
Alphabet Assessments
Phonological Assessments
Phonics and Spelling Assessments
Concepts About Print Assessments
Concept of Word Assessments
Emergent Assessment Summary Sheet
Alphabet Recognition: Capitals
Alphabet Recognition: Lowercase
Syllable Sort
Rhyme Identification with Pictures Alliteration-Beginning Sound Match
Beginning Consonant Sounds and Letters
Qualitative Spelling Checklist for Emergent and Letter Name-Alphabetic Stages
Emergent Class Record
Kindergarten Spelling Inventory
Concepts about Print Assessment
Concepts about Print Sort: “Picture, Letter, Word, or Sentence”
Concept of Word in Text: Recording Form for Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty
Word Recognition in Isolation for Humpty Dumpty
Concept of Word in Text: Recording Form Template


Concept Sorts

Notes for the Teacher
Standard Routines for Concept Sorts
Sort 1: Food and Not Food
Sort 2: Fruits and Vegetables
Sort 3: Food Sort
Sort 4: Shapes: Circles, Triangles, and Squares
Sort 5: Animals and Plants
Sort 6: Clothing
Sort 7: Cleaning Items


Phonological Awareness Picture Sorts

Notes for the Teacher
Standard Routines for Phonological Awareness Rhyme Sorts
Sort 8: Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go and Rhyming Pairs
Sort 9: Rhyming Dust Bunnies
Sort 10: Frog on a Log? and Rhyming Pairs
Sort 11: Here Are My Hands and Rhyming with Body Parts
Sort 12A, B, and C: Rhyming Sorts for “I Can’t,” Said the Ant
Syllable Sorts
Sort 13A and B: Syllables and The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Sort 14: Animals and Syllables
Sort 15A and B: Compound Cupcakes


Alphabet Knowledge

Notes for the Teacher
Letters I Read
Standard Routines for Learning the Alphabet
Sort 16: Rhyming Letters
Alphabet Tracking
Alphabet Tracking Strips
Alphabet Squares for Sequencing and Matching
Alphabet Squares (Capitals)
Alphabet Squares (Lowercase)
Letter Lotto
Letter Lotto Board
Sort 17 A, B, C, and D: Font Sorts
Sort 17 A: Fonts For B, P, D, Q
Sort 17 B: Fonts For F, I, J, T
Sort 17 C: Fonts For H, M, N, U
Sort 17 D: Fonts for Vowels


Word Study for Initial Letter Sounds

Notes for the Teacher
Reading Selections and Targeted Words
Standard Routines For Beginning Consonant Sorts
Word Study With English Language Learners
The Gingerbread Man (Introducing M & R with Lines From a Story)
Gingerbread Man
Word Study: Sort 18: Beginning Consonant Sounds: M & R
Sort 19: Rhyming Sort for An and At
Hey Diddle Diddle: Introduce C & D With a Nursery Rhyme
Hey Diddle Diddle
Sentence Strips for Hey Diddle Diddle
Word Study: Sort 20: Beginning Consonant Sounds: D & C
Sort 21: Concept Sort for Real and Make Believe
Letter Page B
Letter Page C
Letter Page D
Letter Page F
Letter Page G
Letter Page H
Letter Page J
Letter Page K
Letter Page L
Letter Page M
Letter Page N
Letter Page P
Letter Page R
Letter Page S
Letter Page T
Letter Page V
Letter Page W
Letter Page Y
Letter Page Z
More Selections


Concepts about Print and Concept of Word in Text

Notes for the Teacher
Standard Routines for Cap and Cow-T
Five Little Ducks
Word Study: Sort 22: Beginning Consonant Sounds F, D, & H
The Remaining Selections
Good Morning to You
Happy Birthday
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Rain on the Green Grass 1
Sort 23: Concept Sort for Rainy Day, Sunny Day
Rain
Raining
Animals
Open and Close
Lollipops
Soft Kitty
Jack and Jill
Oh, A-Hunting we will Go
Frame Sentences for Oh A-Hunting We Will Go
Valentines
Yo-Yo
Zoo
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Jump Rope
Circle
This is the Way
Frame Sentences: This is the Way
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Pat A Cake, Pat A Cake
Sort 24: Rhyming Sets
“Old Mister Rabbit”
Hickory Dickory Dock
My Fruit
Socks, Shoes, Caps, and Gloves
Peas Porridge Hot
Word Cards for Peas Porridge Hot
Sort 25: Concept Sort for Opposites Five Little Monkeys
Ten in the Bed
Hop a Little, Jump a Little
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Sort 26: Rhyming with Numbers
Rags



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