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Making and Writing Words is a variation of Making Words, a popular spelling and word study instructional activity. In Making and Writing Words, students are guided by their teacher in writing and sorting words using a limited set of letters. Teachers have found that the activity is engaging and appears to be helpful in developing students' proficiency in word recognition and spelling.

This article contains the following sections:

• Introduction and Background
• Making and Writing Words: A Variation on Making Words
• The Activity in Action
• Planning for Making and Writing Words
• References
• Making and Writing Words Form (Copy Master)

Rasinski (e-mail trasinski@emerald.educ.kent.edu) teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in reading and language arts education at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, USA. His professional interests include early and elementary reading instruction, reading fluency, parent involvement in children's literacy learning, and working with students experiencing difficulty in learning to read.