Building Vocabulary with Greek and Latin Roots
A Professional Guide to Word Knowledge and Vocabulary Development
2nd Edition
Published on 3. January 2020
192 pages
978-0-7439-1644-8 (ISBN)
Description
Did you know that Greek and Latin roots make up 90% of English words of two or more syllables? Having an extensive vocabulary is key to students' reading comprehension. By adopting the strategies in this book, teachers will help their students read more effectively, setting a foundation for lifelong learning and reading success. This teacher-friendly resource written by Timothy Rasinski, Nancy Padak, Rick M. Newton, and Evangeline Newton provides the latest research on how to teach Greek and Latin roots. It includes anecdotes from teachers who have adopted these strategies and how they play out in today's classrooms. With a research-based rationale for addressing vocabulary in the classroom, this K-12 resource is full of strategies for increasing reading comprehension, instructional planning, and building a word-rich learning environment to support all students including English language learners.
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Series
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Huntington Beach
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Twelfth Grade
Illustrations
1-color
File size
19,78 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7439-1644-8 (9780743916448)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Timothy Rasinski | Nancy Padak | Rick M. Newton
Building Vocabulary with Greek and Latin Roots: A Professional Guide to Word Knowledge and Vocabulary Development
Keys to Building Vocabulary
Book
01/2020
2nd Edition
Shell Educational Publishing
€37.50
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Content
- Cover
- Page 2 - Credits
- Page 3 - Table of Contents
- Page 7 - Forewords
- Page 11 - Preface to the Second Edition
- Page 13 - Chapter 1: Teaching Vocabulary: What Does the Research Say?
- Page 15 - Importance of Vocabulary in Literacy Development
- Page 16 - Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
- Page 18 - The Vocabulary of School
- Page 19 - The Roots Advantage
- Page 21 - Five Principles for Word Learning
- Page 24 - Vocabulary Development for English Learners
- Page 27 - Chapter 2: A Root Awakening
- Page 28 - What Is a Root?
- Page 29 - Moving Along
- Page 29 - Why Teach Roots?
- Page 31 - Increasing Word Awareness
- Page 32 - The Three Kinds of Roots
- Page 39 - Chapter 3: Getting into Words: Patterns, Sounds, and Meaning
- Page 39 - Why Patterns?
- Page 40 - Sound-Based Word Families
- Page 42 - How to Teach Word Families
- Page 44 - Meaning-Based Word Patterns
- Page 47 - Chapter 4: A Developmental Look at Vocabulary Instruction
- Page 48 - Compound Words
- Page 50 - Negating Words with Prefixes
- Page 51 - Some Directional Prefixes
- Page 52 - Word Composition
- Page 52 - What Are Students Learning?
- Page 53 - Some Easy Suffixes
- Page 55 - Back to "Basics"
- Page 56 - "Metaphors Be with You": Helping Students with Figurative Meaning
- Page 58 - Polysemy: Helping Students Understand Multiple Meanings
- Page 58 - "Run" with This
- Page 59 - A Coherent Pedagogy
- Page 63 - Chapter 5: Planning Vocabulary Instruction & Assessment
- Page 64 - Instructional Planning: The Basics
- Page 65 - Recommendations for Instructional Routines
- Page 70 - Differentiating Instruction
- Page 73 - Vocabulary Assessment
- Page 77 - Chapter 6: Vocabulary Practice Activities
- Page 80 - Text-Based Practice Activities
- Page 84 - Activities to Build a Word-Rich Learning Environment
- Page 86 - Word-Analysis Strategies
- Page 91 - Word-Play Activities
- Page 95 - Card Games
- Page 97 - Word Puzzles
- Page 100 - Vocabulary Activities Chart
- Page 103 - Chapter 7: Roots in Action: Classroom Snapshots
- Page 104 - Root of the Week
- Page 104 - Root Word of the Day
- Page 106 - Roots around the School
- Page 106 - Realia and Children's Literature
- Page 108 - Writing an Exciting Story
- Page 109 - Words We Are Curious About
- Page 110 - Veni, Vidi, Vici
- Page 112 - Cognate Connections
- Page 115 - Chapter 8: More Strategies for Building Words
- Page 116 - Flexing the Meaning
- Page 117 - Flexing the Form
- Page 117 - A "Spectacular" Etymology
- Page 119 - Flexing and Reflecting with Spect, Spic
- Page 120 - Word Composition: Start with the Base
- Page 122 - Flexing and Reflecting with Trac, Tract
- Page 123 - The Ultimate Test: Does It Make Sense?
- Page 124 - In the Classroom
- Page 127 - Chapter 9: Spelling Matters
- Page 128 - Spelling and Vocabulary Development: From Sound to Meaning
- Page 129 - Spelling Tips for Latin-Based Vocabulary
- Page 131 - What Students Need to Know about Assimilation
- Page 133 - Spelling Tips for Greek-Based Vocabulary
- Page 134 - A Word about Greek and Latin Bases
- Page 137 - Chapter 10: The Story of English-How Did We Get Here?
- Page 139 - The Romano-Celtic Period: 58 BC-AD 450
- Page 141 - Old English: AD 450-1066
- Page 143 - Middle English: 1066-1500
- Page 145 - Modern English: 1500-Present
- Page 147 - The New World: English on the Move
- Page 148 - Learning English Today: The Lessons of History
- Page 150 - Appendix A: Resources for Students
- Page 152 - Appendix B: Resources for Teachers
- Page 158 - Appendix C: Commonly Taught Roots
- Page 172 - Appendix D: Beyond Greek and Latin
- Page 176 - Appendix E: How to Teach Assimilation and Words with Two Prefixes
- Page 182 - Appendix F: Professional Development Ideas
- Page 186 - Glossary
- Page 188 - References Cited
- Thank You
