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Peer reviewedGillet, Jean Wallace; Kita, M. Jane – Reading Teacher, 1979
Suggests categorization of words as an alternative to traditional word study. (MKM)
Descriptors: Classification, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Primary Education
Peer reviewedGillet, Jean Wallace; Temple, Charles – Reading World, 1978
Introduces the use of word sorts as a way of helping children categorize words in helpful ways. (TJ)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction
Gillet, Jean Wallace; Kita, M. Jane – 1978
The word sort is a technique which capitalizes upon a child's natural feature analysis abilities. In a word sort the learner physically arranges words printed on small cards into groups. This technique can be used in many ways to help children draw conclusions about how words are related. There are two types of sorts: in "closed sorts"…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Formation, Educational Games, Elementary Education
Download full textGillet, Jean Wallace; Temple, Charles – 1978
Systematically incorporated into classroom instruction in word analysis, word sorts provide a sensible alternative to phonics or whole-word approaches and are congruent with the meaning-based direction of today's basal reading programs. A word sort is an activity in which the learner arranges words printed on cards into groups. This technique can…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Concept Formation, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education
