Word recognition, vocabulary, Foreign speakers, english language, reading, study, language, teaching, Education, elementary, orthography, spelling, phonetic methods, phonics 

This book is the most complete resource available for teachers to use as they facilitate research-based word study in classrooms with students from varying language backgrounds. Included in this new edition are chapter by chapter examples of students' work, hands-on sample learning activities, illustrative graphics and tables to support the text, a variety of word study activities, a concise outline of a research-based model of literacy development, references to multilingual language-learning materials and websites, and more. The book is modeled after the widely popular original book, Words Their Way, but is a stand-alone resource designed primarily to support teachers working with students from a wide range of home languages as they learn to read and write in English 

Preface
Word study with English learners and the development of orthographic knowledge. Understanding word study with English learners
Instruction in multilingual and multiliterate contexts
Who are English learners in the United States?
Languages spoken by English learners in the United States
Students' knowledge of orthography and the three layers of English spelling
Understanding the three layers of English spelling
Stages of literacy development in English
What students bring to learning to read in English
Build on students' language and literacy experiences
Understanding word study in the classroom
Word study instruction
Three layers of spelling and stages of development in other written languages
Shallow and deep orthographies
Integration of word study into literacy instruction
Getting started : the assessment of orthographic development. Learning the sounds of English
Assessing spelling developmentally
Qualitative spelling inventories
Choosing a spelling inventory
How to administer spelling inventories to English learners
Determine a stage with power scores
Feature guides to analyze spelling development and features to study
Establish an instructional level : what students "use but confuse"
Six types of spelling errors made by English learners
Grouping and choosing features and activities for word study
Assessment at each spelling stage. Assessments with English learners in the emergent stage
Assessments with English learners in the letter name-alphabetic stage
Assessments with English learners in the within word pattern stage
Assessments with English learners in the syllables and affixes stage
Assessments with English learners in the derivational relations stage
Role of dialect in spelling assessment
Assessment of spelling in students' primary languages. Using spelling assessments and sorts with students learning foreign languages
Inventories and spelling development in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean
Oral language development and vocabulary learning. Learning about students' oral language development
Critical questions about students' languages and learning
Levels of proficiency and formal tests of oral language
Intermediate and secondary vocabulary assessments
Talking with families
Organizing for word study in multilingual classrooms : principles and practices. The role of word study and sorting
Types of sorts. Sound sorts
Pattern sorts
Meaning/concept sorts
Variations of sorts
Supporting vocabulary development during sorting
Supporting vocabulary learning during sorting
Word study instruction in multilingual classroom settings. Strategies to support English learners
Organization of word study instruction. Preparing your word sorts
The big picture : scheduling word study
Word study lesson plan format
Structuring interactions
Making sorts harder or easier
Teaching vocabulary
Integrating word study into the language arts curriculum
Involving English-learning parents in word study
Ten principles of word study instruction with English learners
Words their way word study resources
Word study with English learners in the emergent stage. From speech to print with English learners
Characteristics of the emergent stage of reading and spelling
Components of early literacy learning. Read to
Read with
Write with
Word study
Talk with
Activities for English learners in the emergent stage. Concept books and sorts
Games using concept picture sorts
Talk with and read with activities
Alphabet and letter-sound knowledge
Word study with English learners in the letter name-alphabetic stage. Literacy instruction for English learners in the letter name-alphabetic stage
Students may know different sounds than those found in English
Consider the role of correct pronunciation
Students use their primary language literacy. Students' primary languages support their literacy development
Vocabulary is a partner in all sorts
Pictures are a part of many sorts during this stage
Sort with known words and pictures
Letter name-alphabetic spellers are beginning readers
Understanding is the key to successful reading
Concept sorts encourage discussions
Characteristics of orthographic development for English learners in the letter name-alphabetic stage. The letter name strategy, reliance on articulation, and the alphabetic principle
Consonants and the English learner
Vowels and the English learner
The sequence of word study instruction with English learners
Components of literacy instruction at the letter name-alphabetic stage. Talk with
Read to
Read with
Write with
Word study
Word study lesson plan format
Activities for English learners in the letter name-alphabetic stage. Picture concept sorts
Multi-use word study activities
Working with words and sounds
Personal reader activities
Picture and word sorts and related games
Word study with English learners in the within word pattern stage. Literacy instruction for English learners in the transitional/within word pattern stage
Be pattern puzzlers
Include vocabulary instruction
Wide reading supports oral and written language development
Sounds play a role at the within word pattern stage
Characteristics of orthographic development for English learners in the within word pattern stage
Sequence of word study for the within word pattern stage
Studying high-frequency words with English learners
Components of literacy instruction at the transitional stage
Talk with
Read to
Read with
Write with
Word study
Activities for English learners in the within word pattern stage
Teaching new words
Word study activities at the early within word pattern stage
Word study activities at the middle within word pattern stage
Word study activities at the late within word pattern stage
Word study with English learners in the syllables and affixes stage. Literacy instruction for English learners in the syllables and affixes stage
Characteristics of orthographic development for English learners in the syllables and affixes stage
Syllable juncture and inflectional endings
Explore meaning
Instructional implications
Components of literacy instruction at the syllables and affixes stage
Talk with
Read to
Read with
Write with
Word study
Fostering a climate for word learning
Walking through words with students
Activities for English learners in the syllables and affixes stage
Word study activities at the early syllables and affixes stage
Word study activities at the middle syllables and affixes stage
Word study activities at the late syllables and affixes stage
Word study with English learners in the derivational relations stage. Literacy instruction for English learners in the derivational relations stage
Characteristics of orthographic development for English learners in the derivational relations stage
Components of literacy instruction at the derivational relations stage
Word study
Word study conversations : "walking through words" with students
Activities for English learners in the derivational relations stage
Appendix: Assessment materials for chapter 2
Sound boards and alphabets
Pictures for sorts and games
Sample picture and word sorts
Word lists of pictures in book with translations
Templates for sorts and games
Game boards
Media guide 

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-354) and index.