{"product_id":"word-study-kit","title":"Word Study Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Word Study Kit is a set of 11 Montessori card activities — antonyms, synonyms, compound words, homophones, contractions, masculine\/feminine nouns, and classified animal vocabulary — that build vocabulary depth once children are reading non-phonetic words independently. Children read the cards themselves, then sort, match, or complete phrases as self-directed games, with control charts built in wherever there's a single factual answer to verify.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead these cards yourself to inspire your spoken language games. Then, once the children start reading non-phonetic words, set them free to play word study card games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's included:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 card packets with detailed lesson plans for each activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/collections\/word-study\/products\/animal-groups-word-study\" title=\"Montessori word study: related nouns\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnimals and their groups\u003c\/a\u003e (cards and control chart)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/collections\/word-study\/products\/animal-homes-word-study\" title=\"Montessori word study: related nouns\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnimals and their homes\u003c\/a\u003e (cards and control chart)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/collections\/word-study\/products\/animals-and-their-young-related-nouns\" title=\"Montessori word study\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnimals and their young\u003c\/a\u003e (cards and control chart)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/products\/antonyms\" title=\"Montessori antonym word study\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAntonyms 1\u003c\/a\u003e (physical comparatives like deep\/shallow, hot\/cold)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/products\/antonyms\" title=\"Montessori antonym word study\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAntonyms 2\u003c\/a\u003e (states of being like awake\/asleep, young\/old)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/products\/compound-words\" title=\"Montessori word study: compound words\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCompound words\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/collections\/word-study\/products\/contractions\" title=\"Montessori word study: contractions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eContractions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/collections\/word-study\/products\/homonyms\" title=\"Montessori word study: homonyms\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHomophones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/products\/masculine-feminine-animals-word-study?variant=35240529543\" title=\"Montessori word study: masculine and feminine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMasculine and feminine: humans\u003c\/a\u003e (cards and control chart)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/collections\/word-study\/products\/masculine-feminine-animals-word-study\" title=\"Montessori word study: masculine and feminine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMasculine and feminine: animals\u003c\/a\u003e (cards and control chart)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/collections\/word-study\/products\/synonyms\" title=\"Montessori word study: synonyms\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSynonyms\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAll cards are eco-made in the USA, laminated with a food-grade laminate, and ready to use right out of the box. CPSIA compliant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdd-ons:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord Study Spelling Charts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor-coded cloth pouches to beautifully display and organize your materials.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow these materials work:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren work alone or in small groups to read the cards and match them to their partner card. The cards have a built-in control of error so that children can find and fix their own mistakes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Word Study Spelling charts offer a whole new round of word study vocabulary ideally suited for memory, spelling, and dictation games. Use these to continue the work the children began with the Word Study Cards. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of these materials can be extended for spelling activities. When two children are working together, one child can read a word on a card\/chart while the other child tries to spell it with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maitrilearning.com\/products\/red-movable-alphabet\"\u003emovable alphabet\u003c\/a\u003e or chalkboard. Children then use the card\/chart to check their own work. When one child is working alone, they cover half of the card (e.g., animal homes) and have to remember what is missing before writing it down.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy word study matters for reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScarborough's Reading Rope groups word study under the Vocabulary strand of Language Comprehension — knowing what words mean and how they relate to one another (Scarborough, 2001). Antonyms, synonyms, homophones, and compound words all build this same relational knowledge: a child who knows that \u003cem\u003eawake\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003easleep\u003c\/em\u003e are opposites, or that \u003cem\u003eflour\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eflower\u003c\/em\u003e sound alike but mean different things, is developing the kind of flexible word knowledge that supports comprehension of increasingly complex text. This kit builds that knowledge through discovery-based card games rather than definitions to memorize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"accordion group\" is=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordion__toggle text-lg\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWhat is the Science of Reading?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"animated-plus group-expanded:rotate\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content prose\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Science of Reading is the interdisciplinary body of research — from cognitive psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience — explaining how children learn to read. It identifies two foundational components of skilled reading: language comprehension and word recognition (decoding), which combine to produce reading comprehension (Gough \u0026amp; Tunmer, 1986).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"accordion group\" is=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordion__toggle text-lg\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWhat is the Vocabulary strand of Scarborough's Reading Rope?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"animated-plus group-expanded:rotate\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content prose\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVocabulary is one of the five strands of Language Comprehension in Scarborough's Reading Rope: knowing the meanings of words and how they relate to one another (Scarborough, 2001). Word relationships — opposites, synonyms, compound words, homophones — deepen this strand beyond simple word meaning. This kit targets that relational knowledge directly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"accordion group\" is=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordion__toggle text-lg\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWhat ages is this kit designed for?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"animated-plus group-expanded:rotate\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content prose\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges 5–9 (grades K–3), plus extra help or homeschool use. Children are ready for this material once they're reading non-phonetic words independently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"accordion group\" is=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordion__toggle text-lg\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eHow is this kit Montessori-aligned?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"animated-plus group-expanded:rotate\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content prose\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese materials follow the Montessori approach to vocabulary enrichment: built-in controls of error (like the animal homes and masculine\/feminine control charts) let children verify factual answers themselves, while open-ended activities like synonyms and compound words let them discover their own errors through limited card sets rather than being corrected by an adult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"Maitri Learning","offers":[{"title":"No cloth pouches \/ Word Study Cards Set\/11","offer_id":34877080135,"sku":"wsall","price":149.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No cloth pouches \/ Word Study Spelling Charts","offer_id":44067886530700,"sku":"wschart","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"With cloth pouch set\/11 \/ Word Study Cards Set\/11","offer_id":39160368775,"sku":"wsall+pwsset\/11","price":336.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"With ivory cloth pouch \/ Word Study Spelling Charts","offer_id":44067886563468,"sku":"wschart+p1chivory","price":36.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/7437\/files\/wsall-cards.png?v=1775576600","url":"https:\/\/maitrilearning.com\/products\/word-study-kit","provider":"Maitri Learning","version":"1.0","type":"link"}