Word Crafting : Teaching Spelling, Grades K-6

Foreword by Donald H. Graves vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1(91) 1 Why Spelling Matters 9(9) 2 Teaching Spelling as a Craft 18(17) 3 It's All About Assessment 35(26) 4 Essential Classroom Practices 61(24) 5 Know Your Spelling Tools: Consumer Beware 85(7) Appendices A Spelling Pilot Adoption-Evaluation of Publisher Materials 92(1) B Innovation Configuration Rubric for Effective Spelling Instruction 93(1) C Case Study Exercise for lnnovation Configurations for Effective Spelling Instruction 94(4) D Teacher References and Resources for Effective Word Study 98(7) E Student Word-Study Journals 105(3) F Developmental Phases of Spelling Chart 108(1) G High Frequency and "No Excuses" Words 109(6) Frequently Misspelled Words 110(1) Teaching "No Excuses" and Frequently Misspelled Words 111(1) No Excuses Words: First Grade 112(1) Second Grade 113(1) Third-Fifth Grade 114(1) H Games and Activities 115(6) I Web Page: www.spellingtools.com 121(1) J Phonetic Spelling Inventories 122(18) K Ideas for Parents and Caregivers 140(3) L English Is a Difficult Language! 143(3) M Children's Literature to Support Word Study 146(5) References 151(8) Index 159