WORD STUDY BOOK FOR GRADES 5 AND UP –– SUPERHERO STYLE

From the Editor-in-Geek

Dr. James "Bucky" Carter –– of whom we often link and speak –– has a new book (along with Erik A. Evensen) coming out for teachers this fall. It will be published by Maupin Press.

SUBJECT: Word Study
GRADE LEVEL: 5 and older
STRATEGIES:

• 15 weeks of activities;
• Word sorting of roots and affixes;
• Extension activities;
• Comics stories;
• Elements of dual coding theory;
• Language exploration and awareness theory;
• Creative writing-based assessments;
• The best of visual literacy and comics-as-literacy research.

Dr. Carter is well versed in education and comics and all of the works I've read from him have been outstanding. I look forward to getting a copy of the book myself.