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Sorting

Sorting. The brain is a pattern seeker (Cunningham, 1999), and sorting helps the

brain discover similarities and differences within and across words.

Using picture sorts with learners in the pre-alphabetic and partial alphabetic

phases reinforces their knowledge of letter-sound correspondences (Gunning,

2001). As children grow in their understandings about letters, sounds, and

words, the teacher replaces pictures with whole words during sorting activities.

In a closed sort, the teacher tells the students what feature to look for in a group

of words. In an open sort, the students categorize the words