Word Matters

by Pinnell, Gay Su

• ISBN13: 9780325000510
• ISBN10: 0325000514
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-08-28
• Publisher: HEINEMAN EDUCATIONAL BOOKS

Summary

Word Matters presents essential information on designing and implementing a high-quality, systematic literacy program to help children learn about letters, sounds, and words.

Author Biography

GAY SU PINNELL is a professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience in classroom teaching and field-based research, and in developing comprehensive approaches to literacy education. She has received the International Reading Associations Albert J. Harris Award for research and the Charles A. Dana Foundation Award for her contributions to the field of education. She is also a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.IRENE C. FOUNTAS, a professor in the School of Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been a classroom teacher, language arts specialist, and consultant in school districts across the nation and abroad. She works extensively in the literacy education field and directs the Literacy Collaborative in the School of Education at Lesley University.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xi	(2)
INTRODUCTION	xiii
SECTION 1: A QUALITY LITERACY PROGRAM: SUPPORTING YOUNG WORD SOLVERS	1	(54)
1. Eight Principles of Literacy Learning	3	(10)
2. Designing a Quality Literacy Program	13	(10)
3. Becoming a Word Solver	23	(10)
4. A Dynamic Classroom Environment for Word Solving	33	(9)
5. Interactive Word Walls and Charts	42	(13)
SECTION 2: UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE AND WORDS	55	(30)
6. What Teachers Need to Know About Language	57	(10)
7. Building on Early Learning	67	(9)
8. What's in a Word? Phonological and Orthographic Awareness	76	(9)
SECTION 3: WORD STUDY: INVESTIGATING LETTERS AND WORDS	85	(104)
9. What Children Need to Know About Letters and Words	87	(17)
10. Assessing What Children Know	104	(22)
11. Word-Solving Strategies: Organize to Teach	126	(11)
12. Teaching for Print and Sound Knowledge	137	(12)
13. Word Explorers: Teaching Strategies that Promote Active Inquiry	149	(19)
14. A Comprehensive Word Study System	168	(21)
SECTION 4: INSIDE READING AND WRITING: LEARNING ABOUT LETTERS AND WORDS	189	(58)
15. Interactive Writing: Developing Word-Solving Strategies	191	(16)
16. The Writing Workshop: Support for Word Learning	207	(13)
Guest Author: Mary Ellen Giacobbe
17. Reading Instruction: Systematic Observation and Teaching for Word Solving	220	(13)
18. Guided Reading: Powerful Teaching for Word Solving	233	(14)
SECTION 5: THINKING COMPREHENSIVELY ABOUT WORD MATTERS	247	(28)
19. Establishing Benchmarks for Progress	249	(13)
20. Thinking Comprehensively About Word Solving	262	(9)
FINALLY, WORDS DO MATTER	271	(4)
APPENDIXES	275	(120)
1 Alphabet Books	277	(3)
2 Books for Word Play	280	(3)
3 Alphabet Linking Chart	283	(1)
Word Lists	284	(77)
4 One Hundred High-Frequency Words	284	(1)
5 Five Hundred High-Frequency Words	285	(4)
6 Words with Consonants (initial and final)	289	(7)
7 Words with Consonant Clusters (initial)	296	(4)
8 Words with Consonant Clusters (final)	300	(2)
9 Words with Consonant Digraphs (initial)	302	(1)
10 Words with Consonant Digraphs (final)	303	(1)
11 Words with Double Consonants	304	(2)
12 Words with Short Vowel Sounds	306	(3)
13 Words with a Vowel and "r"	309	(1)
14 Words with Silent "e"	310	(1)
15 Phonograms	311	(15)
16 Multisyllable Words	326	(2)
17 Words with Silent Letters	328	(1)
18 Contractions	329	(1)
19 Compound Words	330	(2)
20 Suffixes	332	(1)
21 Prefixes	333	(2)
22 Adding Endings	335	(1)
23 Synonyms	336	(4)
24 Antonyms	340	(2)
25 Homographs	342	(3)
26 Homophones	345	(3)
27 Plurals	348	(1)
28 Spelling Demons	349	(2)
29 Shortened Words (Clipped Words)	351	(1)
30 Onomatopoeic Words	352	(1)
31 Greek Roots	353	(1)
32 Latin Roots	354	(2)
33 Portmanteau Words	356	(1)
34 Possible Spelling Minilessons	357	(4)
Perforated Materials	361	(34)
35 Process Interview: Reading	361	(1)
36 Process Interview: Writing	362	(1)
37 Have a Try	363	(1)
38 Word Strips for Spelling Dictionary	364	(3)
39 Word Search	367	(1)
40 Crossword Puzzle	368	(1)
41 Words to Learn (three versions)	369	(3)
42 Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check Study Sheet (two versions)	372	(2)
43 Buddy Check Sheets (three versions)	374	(4)
44 Make Connections (two versions)	378	(3)
45 My Finished Writing	381	(1)
46 Topics I Can Write About	382	(1)
47 My Proofreading List	383	(2)
48 Frequently Used Words	385	(1)
49 What I Know About Writing Words	386	(1)
50 Words I'm Learning How to Write (A Personal Word Wall)	387	(2)
51 Writers' Workshop Guidelines	389	(1)
52 Error Analysis Chart	390	(1)
53 Buddy Study Board Icons	391	(4)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	395	(2)
INDEX	397