100 Reproducible Word Study Lessons That Help Kids Boost Reading

Best if your first language is English....extremely hard if you are a second language learner. However, I have had upper elementary, go-getter students who wanted to challenge themselves who were ESL students. Just be careful to not overwhelm ESL beginners.

What a wonderful book! I have just started using this in my third grade classroom and only wish I'd discovered it sooner. It can easily be used in a variety of ways as an activity for early finishers, a whole class exercise, or a centers activity. Sometimes I have my students complete it in groups and we have word ladder races. They're always begging me for just one more. Money very well spent!

Love this workbook for my boys, they are just right levels, where they are learning new words, and if they don't know the word, I help them and make them sound out the spelling and use the clues to help them.

This is a solid book for building elementary vocabulary. It has 100 reproducible word study lessons that help kids boost reading, spelling and phonics skills independently. Among the many activities, kids read clues on each rung, then change and rearrange letters to create words until they reach the top. All the while, they are boosting decoding and spelling skills, broadening vocabulary, and becoming better, more fluent readers. Lesson by lesson, kids can "climb" to new heights in reading and writing with these engaging word-building games.

The workbook is not thick (about 100 pages). My child finished it in 2 months with a lot fun. His vocabulary improved significantly. In Beestar online assessment, his reading has rised to the next grade level largely attributed to this workbook. Highly recommend.

My kids visited grandma in Florida for the summer and I created daily lesson plans for them to maintain their reading level while out if school.

I bought several work books but these are their favorite. It seems like play to them but they're benefitting from it.

And, I have to admit I enjoyed doing a few myself. ;-)

It's been amazing! He's already recognizing words and understanding the clues more and we are just on the 6th page. He's reading has also improved a great deal. My nephew also enjoys doing the puzzles after homework.