WordSort is a word study educational software program for teaching reading and teaching spelling. Recommended in Words Their Way by Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton and Donald Bear, WordSort was originally conceived by the late Dr. Edmund H. Henderson, director of the University of Virginia's McGuffey Reading Center and International Reading Association Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading in 1990. WordSort is also featured in an article by Dr. Jeffrey Cantrell in the September 99 issue of the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy.

    WordSort provides exercise in the rapid identification of the different sound/pattern groups, leading to improved phonemic awareness. An early version of WordSort was the subject of an article in Reading Psychology in which it was reported to significantly increase reading comprehension. Please click the links above for more information or to download the software.

    Professional teachers/educators may now receive a free license to use a single copy of the WordSort software. Click here for details...