Greek and Latin Roots: Keys to Building Vocabulary

by Timothy V. Rasinski, Nancy D. Padak, Rick M. Newton

This teacher-friendly guide provides the latest research on strategies, ideas, and resources for teaching Greek and Latin vocabulary roots-prefixes, suffixes, and bases (some French and Spanish roots are also included). An in-depth background of the

Genres: Nonfiction, Professional Development, Education

208 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Kaci Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Textbook for class lol

[Balamurugan Krishnamoorthy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful history of Britain & how it impacted Word roots.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great teacher book about how to teach vocabulary. 90% of 2-syllable words have Greek or Latin roots. If you know that the root cur/cour means "run", you can use it to help figure out the meaning of accurate, precursor, concurrent, etc. Research shows that kids can only learn 6-8 fresh vocabulary words a week. But each Latin roots generates 5-20 words so this is a much more efficient way to teach vocabulary. I have already started using some of the ideas in my classroom and am loving it.

[Bruce · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would recommend the book; it contains some great information. However, it seems a little repetitive at times and not as cohesive as it could.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hoping these strategies will help my Ap kids on ACT/SAT endeavours.

[Kiira · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would totally read an entire dictionary instead! -.-

I was expecting more of Greek and Latin (no pun intended). But the only last chapter was somewhat useful.

[Oz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This unlocked some of the more confusing parts of the English language for me, both as a speaker and future teacher. Will be holding onto this book as a reference point for the foreseeable.