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Words Their Way
Karen Bennett
Rebecca Sippel
Kristie Heitman
What Is Words Their Way?
How is it different from
Rebecca Sitton?
Developmental
Stages of Development:
1. Emergent Stage/Reading- Pre-K-middle of 1st

2. Letter Name-Alphabetic Stage(Beginning Reading)-K to
middle of 2

3. Within Word Pattern Stage (Transitional Reading)- Grade
1 to middle of 4

4. Syllable and Affixes Stage (Intermediate Reading)-
Grades 3 to 8

5. Derivational Relations (Advanced Reading)-Grades 5 to
12

Emergent Spelling
Writing efforts of children who are
not yet reading or exposed to
formal reading instruction.
Age range is 2-5 years old.
May vary from random marks to
large scribbles, and drawings.

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Emergent Reading
May read familiar books from
memory using the pictures to help
with their recitation of the text.
Lack understanding of the
alphabetic principle.
May use nonalphabetic visual cues
to remember a word like oo in
look.
Start seeing letters in their names.

Letter Name-Alphabetic
Spelling
Students are formally taught to
read. Starts K-1 and can extend
into middle of grade 2.
Between the ages of 5-8
Use names of letters as cues they
want to represent.
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Early Letter Name-
Alphabetic Stage
Apply alphabetic principle
primarily to consonants.
Writing lacks spacing
Middle to Late Letter
Name-Alphabetic Spelling
Spells many high frequency
words correctly.
Uses vowels consistantly.
Silent letters are omitted

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Late Letter Name-
Alphabetic Spellers
Consistently representing short
and long vowel sounds,
diagraphs, and consonant
blends.
Letters n, and m are omitted.
(preconsonantal nasals)
Ex. dont =dot

Beginning Readers
Limited knowledge of letter
sounds.
Readers in this stage rely on
predictable and memorable
texts, and benefit from them.
Will often confuse vowels when
they write like hid for had

Within Word Pattern Spelling
Students can read and spell many words. This is
the transition to independent reading toward the
end of first grade.
Ages 7-10
Longest lasting stage due to vowel patterns in our
English language.
Students can correctly most single-syllable short
vowel words, consonant blends, diagraphs, and
preconsonant nasals.
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Transitional Readers
Students move from needing support
materials and techniques to reading
various texts independently
One to one finger pointing stops,
and the child can read silently.
More expressive reading occurs and
fluency improves.
They have a sizeable sight word
vocabulary which allows them to
write quickly and in greater detail.

Syllables and Affixes
Spelling
Typically upper elementary and
middle school.
Ages 9 to 14
Spell most one-syllable short and
long vowel words correctly.
Use and confuse inflectional
endings and doubling the
consonant.
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Intermediate and
Advanced Reader
Automatic word recognition which allows them to
think as they read.
Use this extra space to glean new information.
Dabble with different genres.
May obsess over series
Same goes for writing, will focus on
one particular type of writing
Vocabulary use play a central role in the
connections that these readers forge between
reading and writing.

Derivational Relations
Spelling
Final stage in the developmental
model.
Students can move here as early
has 4th or 5th grade.
Most are middle to high school age
students and continues into
adulthood.
Studies the base words and word
roots.

Where Do I Even Begin?
Spelling Inventory-Which one to use
for your grade level
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Score
Divide up into like groups based
on the Spelling Inventory

Sorting
Look at the colored books
Demonstration of a lesson

Other Types of Sorts:
Open- Sort words without a heading.
Guided- Put words under heading.
Close- Lots of support, I put this word under this
heading, now you do it.
Written- Write words under heading instead of
move.
Blind/Written- Most often used for assessment,
students write headings, you give them a word,
they have to write it and move word.
Speed- Give students a certain amount of time to
sort as fast as they can.
Partner-One reads, one puts word under heading
How will I EVER fit this in?
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