The following textbooks are not required reading. You do not need to read them to complete any discussions or assignments in this course successfully, but they are highly recommended reading to support teaching literacy.
Words Their Way
Words Their Way is a hands-on, developmentally-driven approach to word study that illustrates how to integrate and teach children phonics, vocabulary, and spelling skills.
For Words Their Way, it is recommended that you read the sixth or seventh edition.
You are encouraged to read chapters relevant to the word study you are designing in addition to recommended chapters. Feel free to reach out to your instructor for additional guidance.
Bear, D.R., Invernizi, M., Templeton, S., & Johnston, F.R. (2016). Words their way: Word study for phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction (6th ed.). Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN: 978-0133996333
Bear, D.R., Invernizi, M., Templeton, S., & Johnston, F.R. (2019). Words their way: Word study for phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction (7th ed.). Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN: 9780135204917
Phonics They Use
With its focus on how students use phonics to read and write, not just how much phonics a student knows, Phonics They Use includes numerous developmentally appropriate activities for helping students with fluency, rhyme-based decoding, spelling, and more.
Cunningham, P.M., (2017). Phonics they use: Words for reading and writing (7th ed.). Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN: 978-0134255187
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