Ganske, Kathy

Describes the stages of spelling development and provides a look at readers and writers at each stage through student snapshots; explains how to assess children's knowledge of words with the Developmental Spelling Analysis; addresses various instructional issues; and includes supplemental word lists, and reproducible forms.

Offers over 120 reproducible pages and instructions for sorting activities and games designed to improve upper-level spelling and vocabulary, covering compound words, prefixes, suffixes, idioms, vowel alternations, and other related topics.

Presents more than two hundred word, picture, and letter sorts designed to help students in kindergarten through third grade learn letter sounds and patterns, spelling, and word meaning.