Word Building Book A Second Edition Author:Thomas G. Gunning Word Building Book A, Second Edition, is a Response to Intervention program designed for students experiencing difficulty learning basic decoding skills. Book A presents short-vowel patterns and consonant clusters (blends). Word Building presents a carefully sequenced series of word patterns in a functional fashion. After being introduced to the... more » patterns, students immediately use them in their reading and writing. Activities in the worktext include building words, reading fictional and informational selections that incorporate the patterns introduced, completing fill-in-the-blank comprehension exercises, completing word puzzles, reassembling scrambled sentences, solving riddles, sorting, deciphering secret messages, and composing brief written pieces.« less