<<I have read "Words Their Way", "Words, Words, Words" and many other trade books, but I can't grasp a real procedure that works. I also do a Word of the Day everyday, but still need much more. Thanks for any help. Janet Smith 8th Grade Reading/LA>>
Janet and others, I have just finished reading Word Savvy: Integrated Vocabulary, Spelling, and Word Study, Grades 3-6 by Max Brand (http://www.amazon.com/Word-Savvy-Integrated-Vocabulary-Spelling/dp/157110366X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-3753045-1905649?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183073574&sr=8-1) and really liked it for its focus on how all of those areas are interrelated. Brand shares many, many word study lessons, and though it's a little thin on an overview of how he uses all in succession, I appreciate his student-centered approach. His lessons are always based on his observations of spelling and vocab mistakes his kids are making. I'd recommend it! Please keep the vocab ideas coming, everyone; I am desperate to do it right this year! ~Maggie -- Maggie Dillier "If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
