BIG WORD SUCCESS IS HERE! Watch your child’s confidence grow as they learn the secrets to successfully decoding big words! No more guessing, frustration or shutdown. From the creator of the bestselling Word Ladders with Morphemes, comes Decode 100 Words — an advanced decoding workbook that teaches your child exactly what skilled readers do when they tackle big words. This workbook takes your reader beyond sounding out words letter-by-letter to the skill of spotting the whole chunks - prefixes, suffixes, base words and roots - that multisyllabic words are made of. Because big words can have as many as 15 letters or more, sounding out words letter-by-letter can be overwhelming. The letters start to swim. Keeping them straight long enough to arrive at decoding success can be a challenge. The great news is – effective readers don’t sound out big words letter-by-letter. They spot the patterns and parts they know. And with practice, spotting those parts becomes automatic. Reading becomes smooth and simple and stops being work. The 100 words are presented in order from simple to complex: ( like+ly ) → ( rapt+ur+ous+ly .) All words are taken from a real-life children’s chapter book, reading level 4-5, interest level 3-8. They represent the kinds of words a reader at this stage might encounter. WHAT'S INSIDE: • 100 Decoding Practice pages – one word per page – uses an active five-step process to map each word • 20 More-to-Explore charts – word meanings, fascinating word histories, and example sentences • 4 Unscramble pages – active practice spotting and working with word parts • 4 Word Search pages – relaxed practice A THOROUGH INFORMATION SECTION IS INCLUDED TO GUIDE YOU: •Lists of the words – in both alphabetical and page order •An introduction to the skill of advanced decoding •How to navigate each part of the book •A progress tracking and celebration sheet •A chart explaining the various patterns at work in multisyllabic words •An introduction to selected skills useful for advanced decoders •An introduction to the concepts of dynamic decoding and automaticit y A REFERENCE SECTION AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK PROVIDES: •A glossary of selected word definitions •An explanation of morphemes •A pronunciation guide showing how to say each word •A note from the author Study cards to cut out provide additional practice reading these 100 words. Use these to develop fluency and automaticity as you practice the 100 words you’ve learned to decode. Remember to spot the parts! WHO THIS IS FOR : •Middle school and upper elementary readers •Readers at that moment in their reading journey when they begin to encounter long multisyllabic words •Students with dyslexia or other reading challenges •Parents working at home with a struggling reader •Tutors looking for structured, systematic word work •Teachers seeking small group intervention resources •Those looking for morphology-based, Science of Reading aligned instruction