Word Parts Weekly - Week 25

 

"One of the best ways that teachers can help students to increase their vocabulary understanding and their comprehension is to help them to learn about words and their different morphemes, their meanings, and the morphemes' roles in a given word." - Jessica Aho, Amy Cook, Carly Klooster, and Heather Nowland

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

Teaching Word Parts to Children by Jessica Aho, Amy Cook, Carly Klooster, and Heather Nowland