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. Building on its best-selling approach, this edition of Words Their Way continues thephenomenon that has helped thousands of children improve their literacy skills. This Fifth Edition features updated activities, expanded coverage of English learners, and emphasis on progress monitoring. All new classroom videos, an enhanced assessment application tool available on a new Web Resources site, as well as enhanced word sorts, picture sorts and games offer teachers even more tools that will enhance their word study instruction. With its clean new design integrated media guide, and marginal notes that link readers to resources on the accompanying web site, Words Their Way, 5e provides a complete word study package. New! Expanded content such as: More on oral vocabulary Enhanced secondary coverage (Ch. 6 and 7) Additional discussion of writing (Ch. 8) Expanded discussion of early/middle/late phases within derivational readers New! A dual-sided DVD that contains: All new how-to classroom videos including three to four new video clips per chapter An enhanced assessment application tool featuring new user-friendly navigation Additional word sorts, games and templates