Word+Work+Terms

Guidewords: (or headings) words that you will have to sort other words under because of the pattern you see or the sound you hear
 * __Terms You Need To Know __**

Sound Sort: sorting words into groups by the vowel sound you hear when saying words out loud

Meaning Sort: sorting words into groups that have similarities (living vs. non-living, school things vs. home things)

Sight Sort: (or pattern sort) sorting words into groups that have the same spelling pattern

Oddballs: words that do not fit into a sort

Open Sort: sorting words into any categories a student wants to sort into

Closed Sort: sorting words into categories that have already been decided

Blind Sort: sort done with a partner where one student says words randomly and another student writes under guidewords

Word Hunt: a word study activity where students look in books, their own writing, newspapers, magazines or their environment to hunt for words that would fit into the patterns studied that week

Written Sort: a sort where students write down the words under guide words or headings (test is done this way)