PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES for further reading
on WORD STUDY:

Word study resources on the web

TEXTS:

Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction
     by Donald R. Bear (Author), Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton,
     Francine Johnston  [Prentice Hall/1999 (2nd ed)]
Word Journeys
    by Kathy Ganske [Guilford Press/2000]
Word Matters
    by Gay Su Pinnell, Irene C. Fountas, Mary Ellen Giacobbe, Arene C. Fountas
    [Heinemann/1998]

                            "Making Words" series by Pat Cunningham:
*Making Words : Multilevel, Hands-On Developmentally 
 Appropriate Spelling and Phonics Activities   [Good Apple/1994]
*Making Big Words               [Good Apple/1994]
*Making More Words             [Good Apple/2000]
*Making More Big Words         [Good Apple/2000]
SPEL is a 4-letter word
     by J. Richard Gentry [Heinemann/1987]
Phonemic Awareness Activities for Early Reading Success (Grades K-2) 
      by Wiley Blevins [Scholastic/1999]
The Spelling Connection: Integrating Reading, Writing, and
Spelling Instruction
       by Ronald L. Cramer [Guilford Press/1998]