Word Parts Weekly - Week 13

 

"Learning prefixes and their meanings help students break down vocabulary words into smaller parts. By doing this, words become easier to digest and their meanings become clearer. Learning prefixes helps make learning new words easier." - @7ESLEnglish

Word Parts Weekly

“Ninety-seven percent of the words that students will encounter as they read will come from the 30 most commonly used prefixes, 30 most commonly used root words, and the 30 most commonly used suffixes. A strategic focus on providing students, grades kindergarten to grade 12, to curriculum-driven opportunities to learn Latin and Greek word parts will invariably build students’ vocabulary and ability to create meaning while they read.” - Dr. Donyall Dickey

While many lists of word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and root words) exist, I am using the Word Parts List curated by Dr. Donyall Dickey in his book, "The Integrated Approach to Student Achievement," for this series.

References

7ESL is a resource webpage for teachers and students of English as a Second Language. The premise is that there are seven steps to learning English: 1) Plan a strategy; 2) Choose the teaching method; 3) Organize your studies; 4) Familiarize yourself with the language; 5) Start learning; 6) Immerse yourself in the language; and, 7) Motivation. Their stated goal is "to produce useful, high-quality and unique content in many different categories to become a “Wikipedia” page for teachers and students of English." The 7ESL quote at the beginning of this post comes from their article,  Why Learn Prefixes.