Description: This phenomenon in word study has always been extremely popular for its developmental approach and hands-on methods for teaching children phonics, vocabulary, and spelling skills. The revision offers a new laser sharp focus on assessment, organization for word study, research, and teacher-friendly word sorts and games. The new edition not only offers a step by step guide through performing the assessments, but a new CD ROM that provides an amazing electronic format for managing student assessment. It also contains hundreds of alternate word and picture sorts and sorting and game templates that allow teachers to create instructional materials including games from the CD’s bank of word and picture lists. These materials can be printed or saved to a hard-drive for later use. The new edition also includes a DVD tutorial that walks users through every step of the Words Their Way® approach, from assessment to classroom organization to developmentally-driven, hands on instruction. Words Their Way® engages learners and scaffolds the development of all students including English learners.