A Unit on Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words

It’s me-Nicole Allison from Allison Speech Peeps! I feel like it’s been way too long since I’ve blogged and just wanted wanted to say-“I miss you! I’m back!”
I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing break-I sure did!
Reflecting back on my break, I feel like I accommoplished a lot.

I ate way….too much

Fancied up the house for lots of get-togethers….

Made a few New Year’s Resolutions that include worrying less, eating healthier and exercising more.

And…my favorite part (still)… having the family gather around the living room as my dad reaches for the Bible and reads the Christmas story. I love it!

I know Christmas remains a very hard and difficult time for some of you out there. When hard times come around Christmas, it seems to magnify them more. My prayers were with many of you out there.

And…now it’s time for me to get back into the routine.

Here is a new product I’ve been working on that I ~~think~~ know you will like.

A Unit on Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words.

You already know my stance on using evidence-based interventions. I like to know that what I’m doing with my students is proven to work. So, like my other product Context Clues Packet, I’ve included research and reasons for teaching these skills:

1.Teaching prefixes and suffixes (also called morphological knowledge) targets more vocabulary. Students will have better word knowledge when working on morphemes (the smallest unit of meaning in language). Surprisingly, more than 60% of words encountered in academic texts can be taught morphologically (Nagy & Anderson, 1984).

2 . Prefixes and suffixes provide students with strategies to figure out an unknown word independently. Since we want our students to become more independent, targeting vocabulary through prefixes and usffixes gives them a strategy to turn to!

3.These skills are a requirement and listed in the Common Core State Standards:

*RF 3a. Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.

*RF 3b. Decode words with common Latin suffixes.

4. Here are some sources for you that supply evidence for teaching vocabulary through the use of morphemes:

http://www.beyond-the-book.com/strategies/strategies_041608.html

http://readingway.com/books/vtm-research-base-and-curriculum-overview.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmsv/expert/research.html

http://www.asha.org/Events/convention/handouts/2006/1014_Green_Laura/

In my racecar-themed packet, you receive:

*15 prefix cards to be used as matching or flashcards

*15 suffix cards to be used as matching or flashcards

*1 match the word mat and game

*12 create your own word cones

*3 “Match the Prefix and Suffix” worksheets

*1 “Find the Root Word” crossword

*1 “What does it mean?” worksheet

*1 Graphic Organizer

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