“words can be sorted according to whether they have long or short vowels, begin with single consonants or clusters,
or any other element that students need to study” (p. 84). Gunning mentions that the instructor can be the one to
decide how words will be sorted, or the student(s) can decide how to sort the words. The author adds that students
enjoy this active, hands-on activity.
Invented spelling. Hurst, Wilson, Camp, and Cramer (2002) point out the use of invented spelling in order for
beginning readers to hav