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         ANSWER KEYS for both workbooks.
See below for details. 

                 
    • The classroom-tested Word Workout workbook, like the computer program, teaches a quick but reliable technique for dividing long words into syllables. At the same time, students learn a routine for building up a smooth, accurate, and immediately recognizable pronunciation. (See the Method page for details.)
     
    • The workbook is recommended for students aged 12 to adult, who have a reading level of grade 5 or higher and can read one- and two-syllable words fairly well. Such students appreciate the fact that the lessons are clearly designed for their age group and not for young children.
     
    • Since its primary focus is on words of three syllables or more, Word Workout provides an excellent follow-up to popular Orton-Gillingham-based training programs. Some more elementary topic are reviewed as well, including short-, long-, and r-controlled vowel sounds, the rule for sounds of c and g, and spelling changes when endings like -ing, -ed, and -s are added to words.
     
    • The workbook teaches the same method as the computer program, but includes some additional topics, and its exercises include phrases, sentences and paragraphs as well as single words. The workbook can be used alone or in combination with the computer program. For students who need intensive training, doing a workbook lesson with a teacher and then practicing the same concepts on the computer is highly beneficial.
     
    • Word Workout is especially useful for the high school student who hopes to go on to college but has problems recognizing longer words. It can also be very helpful in GED preparation.
     
    • A two-page teacher's guide and a list of suggestions for spelling practice are included.
     
    ALSO AVAILABLE with purchase of the Word Workout workbook:
    • A testing kit with lists of test words and suggestions for testing.
    • Materials for a poster that summarizes the basic steps and rules.
       Can be attached to a 22" x 28" poster board. 
    To obtain either of these free items, please include a written request with order.
    • An answer key, showing the correct marking for words in the Word Workout workbook exercises, is available upon request. It consists of a 19-page MS Word document, and is sent as an e-mail attachment. But please note that teachers still need to hear students pronounce the words.
    PRICE of workbook: $15.00 (Plus local sales tax for Ohioans). To order, see ORDERING INFORMATION below.

     
                 
     
    This shorter workbook is a reprint of just the exercises in Word Workout (above) that require the student to mark or write on the page. Since it omits the rules and explanations, this workbook should be used only with Word Workout.
     
    What it offers is an opportunity to economize.  By using the two workbooks together, and having the student mark only in the Exercises book, the teacher can keep the larger book unmarked and available for reuse.
     
    This two-book arrangement has other benefits as well, such as allowing the student to use the Exercises book for homework while the teacher retains the main workbook. It also enables a more advanced student to practice dividing words from earlier lessons "by eye". Looking at a word in the (unmarked) main workbook, he/she can pronounce key syllables and then the whole word, without marking the syllables.

    PRICE: $7.00 (Plus local sales tax for Ohioans)    . To order, see ORDERING INFORMATION below.

                 

               This is a "junior" version of the Word Workout workbook, shortened and simplified, and designed specifically for middle school students. The information and exercises for students are presented on reproducible masters, with holes punched for possible insertion into a loose-leaf binder. The teacher's manual consists of all the material on the masters (reduced in size) along with explanations, additional information, and teaching suggestions. This version can be used in conjunction with the first 14 lessons of the computer program.

    A coordinated testing kit is available at no charge with purchase of Short Cuts to Long Words. To obtain the kit, please include a written request with order.

    An answer key, showing the correct marking for words in Short Cuts to Long Words, is available upon request. It consists of a 7-page MS Word document, and is sent as an e-mail attachment. (But please note that teachers still need to hear students pronounce the words.)

    PRICE: $18.00 (Plus local sales tax for Ohioans)    . To order, see ORDERING INFORMATION below.

     
       TO ORDER: Send check, money order, or purchase order, covering cost of workbooks and/or computer programs plus shipping, to The Word Workshop, 1317 Shawnee Drive, Yellow Springs, OH 45387. For shipping charges and for convenient print-and-mail order form, click on one of the following:

    U.S. ORDER FORM                     CANADIAN ORDER FORM

    A free brochure, describing the Word Workout method and showing sample workbook exercises, will be mailed upon request.

    For further information, telephone 937-767-1142, or e-mail     info@thewordworkshop.com
     
   
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For further reading about decoding and recognizing longer words:
 
Lewkowicz, N.K. (1985). Attacking longer words: Don't begin at the beginning. Journal of Reading, vol. 29(3), pp. 226-37.
 
Lewkowicz, N.K. (1987). On the question of teaching decoding skills to older students. Journal of Reading, vol. 31(1), pp. 50-57.
 
Lewkowicz, N.K. (2003). Finding the accented syllable: Start at the suffix. The Reading Teacher, vol. 56(8), pp. 737-738.