This professional resource provides strategies for developing a personalized understanding of how the word analysis process works. Topics to help learners become proficient readers include phonics, structural analysis, alphabet knowledge, sight words, vocabulary, phonemic awareness, context clues, fluency, and special instructional needs of English language learners. Also provided is a unique and important focus on rich children's literature as a key component of word analysis instruction. This resource supports the Common Core State Standards.

This manual is a collection of resources for assessing and instructing elementary grade students in word analysis in such areas as phonics, syllabication, sight words, context clues, emergent literacy, and in spelling. In addition to providing an overview of word analysis skills and strategies,Building Words presents virtually everything, except actual books, that a teacher would need to implement a high-quality, effective word analysis program. This text takes a practical, hands-on approach offering a wide variety of tools teachers will find easy to use. Samples lessons encourage students to build on what they know and to analyze words independently. Students practice and apply their skills using the exceptional resources offered.