This companion volume to "Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction" provides a complete curriculum of reproducible sorts and detailed directions for the teacher working with students in the letter name-alphabetic stage of spelling. Contents: Contents Overview 1 SORTS for Early Letter name Alphabetic Spellers SORTS 1-5 Review Sorts for Initial Consonants 3 Notes for the Teacher Spell Check 1: Initial Consonants SORTS 6-12 Same-Vowel Word Families with Pictures Notes for the Teacher Spell Check 2: Same-Vowel Word Families 27 SORTS 13-26 Digraphs and Blends Picture Sorts 29 Notes for the Teacher 29 Spell Check 3: Digraphs 35 and XX Spell Check 4: Blends X and X SPELL CHECK 4 SORTS for Middle Letter Name Alphabetic Spellers SORTS 27-33 Mixed-Vowel Word Families 51 Notes for the Teacher 51 Spell Check 4: Mixed-Vowel Word Families 55 and 63 SORTS 34-37 Picture Sorts for Short Vowels 65 Notes for the Teacher 73 SORTS for Late Letter Name Alphabetic Spellers SORTS 38-47 Short.