Greek and Latin Roots
Keys to Building Vocabulary
Published on 1. May 2008
208 pages
978-1-4258-9364-4 (ISBN)
Description
Enhance instruction with an in-depth understanding of how to incorporate word roots into vocabulary lessons in all content areas. Suitable for K-12 teachers, this book provides the latest research on strategies, ideas, and resources for teaching Greek and Latin roots including prefixes, suffixes, and bases to help learners develop vocabulary, improve their comprehension, and ultimately read more effectively. Ideas on how to plan and adapt vocabulary instruction for English language learners are also included to help achieve successful results in diverse classrooms.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Huntington Beach
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Twelfth Grade
File size
1,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4258-9364-4 (9781425893644)
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Shell Educational Publishing
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Content
- Cover
- Credits
- Page 3 - Table of Contents
- Page 7 - Foreword
- Page 9 - Introduction
- Page 11 - Chapter 1: Teaching Vocabulary: What Does the Research Say?
- Page 13 - Importance of Vocabulary in Literacy Development
- Page 16 - The "Roots Advantage
- Page 18 - Five Principles for Word Learning
- Page 22 - Vocabulary Development for English Language Learners
- Page 25 - Chapter 2: A Root Awakening
- Page 25 - What Is a Root?
- Page 28 - Why Teach Roots?
- Page 30 - Increasing Word Awareness
- Page 32 - The Three Kinds of Roots
- Page 33 - What Does a Base Do?
- Page 34 - What Does a Prefix Do?
- Page 36 - What Does a Suffix Do?
- Page 39 - Chapter 3: Planning Vocabulary Instruction
- Page 39 - Instructional Planning: The Basics
- Page 41 - Recommendations for Instructional Routines
- Page 46 - Differentiating Instruction
- Page 49 - Vocabulary Assessment
- Page 53 - Chapter 4: Getting into Words: A Developmental Look at Vocabulary Instruction
- Page 54 - Compounds Words
- Page 57 - Negating Words with Prefixes
- Page 58 - Some Directional Prefixes
- Page 59 - Word Composition
- Page 60 - What Are Students Learning?
- Page 61 - Some Easy Suffixes
- Page 64 - Back to "Basics
- Page 65 - "Metaphors Be with You": Helping Students with Figurative Meaning
- Page 70 - A Coherent Pedagogy
- Page 75 - Chapter 5: Vocabulary Practice Activities
- Page 77 - Word Spokes
- Page 79 - Odd Word Out
- Page 81 - Word Theater
- Page 83 - Wordo
- Page 84 - 20 Questions
- Page 86 - Root Word Riddles
- Page 87 - Card Games
- Page 90 - Word Puzzles
- Page 90 - Cloze
- Page 92 - Scattergories
- Page 94 - Word Sorts
- Page 97 - Chapter 6: From the Classroom: Roots in Action
- Page 97 - Root of the Week
- Page 99 - Root Word of the Day
- Page 100 - Realia and Children's Literature
- Page 101 - Writing an Exciting Story
- Page 103 - Roots Day
- Page 106 - Cognate Connections
- Page 109 - Chapter 7: Flexing with Word Parts: Some Strategies
- Page 110 - Word Comprehension: Start with the Base, Not with the Prefix
- Page 114 - Multiple Forms of Bases: Look for Core Meaning
- Page 116 - Double Consonants Within a Word: Teaching Assimilation
- Page 120 - Make It as Easy as 1-2-3
- Page 124 - How to Divide and Conquer Words with Two Prefixes
- Page 127 - Chapter 8: Digging into Dictionaries
- Page 127 - Exploring Etymology
- Page 135 - Choosing and Using Dictionaries
- Page 141 - Chapter 9: A Brief History of English
- Page 143 - The Romano-Celtic Period: 55 B.C.-A.D. 410
- Page 146 - Old English: 450-1066
- Page 149 - Middle English: 1066-1500
- Page 152 - Modern English: 1550-present
- Page 155 - The New World: English on the Move
- Page 156 - Conclusion: Learning English Today-The Lessons of History
- Page 159 - Appendices
- Page 159 - Appendix A: Resources for Students
- Page 163 - Appendix B: Resources for Teacherse
- Page 173 - Appendix C: Commonly Taught Roots
- Page 189 - Appendix D: Beyond Latin and Greek
- Page 193 - Appendix E: Professional Development Ideas
- Page 199 - Glossary
- Page 201 - References Cited
- Thank You Page
