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Download full textRasinski, Timothy – 1999
This article introduces Making and Writing Words Using Letter Patterns (MWW-LP), a variation of the popular Making Words word study and spelling instructional activity. Research indicates that proficient readers use knowledge of letter patterns such as onsets, rimes, and affixes to decode unknown words. The MWW-LP activity uses such letter…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Phonics, Reading Instruction
Rasinski, Timothy – 1999
Making and Writing Words is a variation of Making Words, a popular spelling and word study instructional activity. In Making and Writing Words, students are guided by their teacher in writing and sorting words using a limited set of letters, then students write the words on a sheet of paper designed to accommodate the activity. Teachers have found…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Reading Instruction
