Synopses & Reviews
If you're interested in learning more about implementing an effective phonics and spelling program, this follow-up to
Word Matters provides all the information. This edited collection is a rich extension of Fountas and Pinnell's instructional system for word study, featuring chapters by the field's most important scholars and practitioners. These educators explore letter and word learning in a variety of reading, writing, and language contexts-with articles that range from detailed observations of individual readers and writers to full-scale analyses of classroom processes and student work. The book includes practical information on how to engage in interactive writing and shared reading, how to use a word wall and word sorting, and how to use effective assessment tools.
Special guest authors include: Billie J. Askew - David Booth - Diane E. DeFord - Dorothy P. Hall and Patricia M. Cunningham - Justina Henry - Susan Hundley and Diane Powell - Carol B. Jenkins - Carol A. Lyons - Andrea McCarrier and Ida Patacca - William Stokes - Sandra Wilde - Barbara Joan Wiley - Jerry Zutell.
Voices on Word Matters will extend your learning as it takes you into rich literacy classrooms, provides you with concrete learning activities, and expands your understanding of Fountas and Pinnell's instructional framework. There are also reproducible sheets and lists for classroom application as well as end-of-chapter professional development activities to support you in your work and in your collegiality.
Synopsis
If you're interested in learning more about implementing an effective phonics and spelling program, this follow-up to Word Matters provides what you need. This edited collection, a rich extension of Fountas and Pinnell's instructional system for word study, features chapters by the most important scholars and practitioners. Chapters range from observations of individual readers and writers to full-scale analyses of classroom processes and student work.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.
About the Author
Irene C. Fountas, a professor in the School of Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been a classroom teacher, language arts specialist, and consultant in school districts across the nation and abroad. She works extensively in the literacy education field and directs the Literacy Collaborative in the School of Education at Lesley University. Together with Gay Su Pinnell she has authored numerous books, videos, and websites with Heinemann that are now considered standards in the field of literacy instruction and staff development. Their latest innovations are The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention and The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, a comprehensive assessment system for grades K-8. Fountas and Pinnell have influenced the classroom practices of teachers nationwide through bestselling books such as: The Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guide 1 (2008) When Readers Struggle (2008) The Fountas && Literacy Come Together, K-2 (2000) The Primary Literacy Video Collection Series of DVDs: Guided Reading; Classroom Management; and Word Study (2006) Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom (1998) The Reader's Notebook Help America Read and Coordinator's Guide (1997) In addition, through Heinemann's firsthand line of classroom materials, Fountas and Pinnell have authored Phonics Lessons (Grades K, 1, and 2), Word Study Lessons (Grade 3), Sing a Song of Poetry, and their corresponding word and picture cards. These materials are used in thousands of classrooms throughout the country. Fountas and Pinnell together present workshops nationwide on a variety of literacy-instruction topics through Heinemann Professional Development.Gay Su Pinnell is a professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience in classroom teaching and field-based research, and in developing comprehensive approaches to literacy education. She has received the International Reading Association's Albert J. Harris Award for research and the Charles A. Dana Foundation Award for her contributions to the field of education. She is also a member of the Reading Hall of Fame. Together with Irene Fountas she has authored numerous books, videos, and websites with Heinemann that are considered standards in the field of literacy instruction and staff development. Their latest innovations are The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention and The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, a comprehensive assessment system for grades K-8. Fountas and Pinnell have influenced the classroom practices of teachers nationwide through bestselling titles such as: The Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guide 1 (2008) When Readers Struggle (2008) The Fountas && Literacy Come Together, K-2 (2000) The Primary Literacy Video Collection Series of DVDs: Guided Reading; Classroom Management; and Word Study (2006) Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom (1998) The Reader's Notebook Help America Read and Coordinator's Guide (1997) In addition, through Heinemann's firsthand line of classroom materials, Fountas and Pinnell have authored Phonics Lessons (Grades K, 1, and 2), Word Study Lessons (Grade 3), Sing a Song of Poetry, and their corresponding word and picture cards. These materials are used in thousands of classrooms throughout the country. Fountas and Pinnell together present workshops nationwide on a variety of literacy-instruction topics through Heinemann Professional Development.
Table of Contents
I. A High-Quality Literacy Program: Make Way for Letters and Words
Word Solving: Investigating the Properties of Words, G. Pinnell
Word Matters: A Curriculum for Helping Children Become Word Solvers,
Fountas
Writing: Constructing Letters and Words
Interactive Writing: The How and Why of Teaching and Learning Letters, Sounds, and Words, B. Wiley
Becoming a Writer: Learning Through Interactive Writing, J. Henry
Kindergarten Explorations of Letters, Sounds, and Words, A. McCarrier &
Patacca
Letter Learning in the Early Literacy Classroom, C. Lyons
Assessing Spelling Knowledge: The Child as a Reader and Writer, C. Jenkins
Language Play and Word Study
Language Delights and Word Play: The Foundation for Literacy Learning, D. Booth
Sorting It Out Through Word Sorts, J. Zutell
Multilevel Word Study: Word Charts, Word Walls, and Word Sorts, D. Hall & P. Cunningham
Learning Links in Language and Literacy, D. DeFord
Reading: Taking Apart Letters and Words
Helping Young Readers Learn How to Problem Solve Words While Reading, B. Askew
Shared Reading: Investigating Letters and Words, S. Hundley & D. Powell
Expert Voices: What Does the Research Say?
How Children Learn to Spell: Evidence from Decades of Research, S. Wilde
How Do Children Learn to Read? Evidence from Decades of Research, W. Stokes
Meeting the Literacy Challenge: The Role of Word Matters,
Fountas & G. Pinnell