Role of Word Sorting & Types of Sorts
Guidelines & Introducing Word Sorts
Organization
Integration into Reading, Writing & LA
10 Principles of Word Study
100

This helps students organize what they know about words.

What is word sorts?

100
These mistakes should be correct immediately
What is the best time to correct mistakes made early on in a sort?
100
A traditional spelling test format can be used for this.
What is an assessment?
100
The more frequently a teacher makes connections with these the more the students will use them?
What is word study and decoding strategies.
100
Acquiring automaticity in this leads to fluency in reading and writing?
What is Sorting
200
These are the three types of sorts.
What are sound sorts, pattern sorts, and meaning sorts?
200
These are charts used by letter name-alphabetic speller that contain pictures and letters for the basic sound-symbol correspondences.
What is a sound board?
200
Teacher models the categorization routine using picture cards and helps students recognize sounds and letters they are studying.
What is picture sort?
200
These should be short in duration?
What is word study activities
200
Principle #8 avoids these.
What are rules.
300
Teachers define the categories or model the sorting procedures for word sorting tasks.
What is teacher directed/closed sorts?
300

These are words that are at odds with the consistencies within each category

What is an oddball word?

300
Assessment driven to approach phonics, spelling, and vocabulary.
What is word study block?
300
This can be usedas a gauge, encourages writing and offers a teacher diagnostic information?
What is Inventive spelling.
300
"Teaching is not what?"
What is Telling.
400
This variation of instruction on word sorts explores content-specific vocabulary and stimulates creative thinking.
What is Guess My Category?
400
This is the most commonly used approach to introduce a new sort to a group
What is Teacher-directed sort?
400
Picture sort, draw and label, cut and paste, word and picture hunts, game day and assessment.
What is primary grade levels?
400
Parents are pleased to see this as part of the curriculum.
What is spelling homework.
400
A step backward will form this.
What is a firm foundation.
500
This variation helps to build accuracy and automaticity in word recognition.
What is repeated individual/buddy sorts?
500
1.Demonstrate 2. Sort and check 3. Reflect 4. Extend
What is word lesson plan format?
500
-Extension of reading group -Seat work -Center rotation -Circle time
What is the 4 types of ways teachers work in study groups?
500
Students are accountable for this.
What has been taught.
500
These are the ultimate indicators of mastery.
What is accuracy and speed.
M
e
n
u