Greek & Latin roots : keys to building vocabulary /

Rasinski, Timothy V.,

Greek & Latin roots : keys to building vocabulary / Greek and Latin roots Keys to building vocabulary Timothy Rasinski [and others] ; foreword by Karen Bromley. - Huntington Beach, CA : Shell Education, ©2008. - 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206).

Teaching vocabulary: what does the research say? -- A root awakening -- Planning vocabulary instruction -- Getting into words: a developmental look at vocabulary instruction -- Vocabulary practice activities -- From the classroom: roots in action -- Flexing with word parts: some strategies -- Digging into dictionaries -- A brief history of English.

A practical guide for teaching Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and bases, with learning strategies to help improve comprehension and vocabulary knowledge.

9781425804725 1425804721

2010283648


English language--Foreign elements--Greek.
English language--Foreign elements--Latin.
Greek language--Influence on English.
Latin language--Influence on English.
English language--Roots.
English language--Etymology.
Reading comprehension.
Vocabulary.

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