English from the Roots Up: Help for Reading, Writing, Spelling, and S.A.T. Scores: Greek Latin, Vol. 1

by Joegil K. Lundquist

Teaches the way that English words are created from component root words originating in other languages, focusing on 100 Greek and Latin roots.

Genres: Nonfiction, Education, School, Language, Reference, Childrens

125 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1996

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is fantastic! The concept here is to teach children, even very young children, the origins of the language they speak and read. By focusing on the roots of English; Greek and Latin, students are able to "decode" meaning when they come across an unfamiliar word. Their spelling and pronunciation are likely to improve as well. It is akin to the difference between knowing how to perform a mathematical operation and knowing the concept behind the arithmetic. The book suggests that students keep a file box of index cards to keep track of the Greek and Latin words they are learning. My students used metal rings which they hung on their chairs. They loved possessing their own collection of cards and took great pride in neatly entering the relevant information. Bonus: I, the teacher, learned almost as much as my students did!

[Annalise · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed learning the Greek and Latin root words. We liked to have fun with them and create new words. We always got a laugh because at the bottem of the page it tells the teacher some tips for teaching to a class and so it says, "the CHILDREN would enjoy this...." or "the CHILDREN would find that interesting." So our little joke would be like, "ok, CHILDREN, listen up!" so ya, I don't know why we found that so amusing...but we did. :) Anyway, the book was good.

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

We used this in a small homeschool co-op, and a little bit in our own home. Simply word roots, whether Greek or Latin, and words derived from them. Kind of dry, but can be used however you want. Good reference.

[Jorgina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of fun to learn the origin of many of our and other Latin based languages. Started my children with this at 2nd grade age and all have improved their vocabulary, the understanding of words, and spelling. It even helped my daughter excel in Latin class.

[Karen L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful tool for vocabulary and the study of Greek and Latin roots to our Language.

[M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have the 14th edition in a paperback.

[Tamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

hoping to teach the guys some language skills for their college tests :0)

[LauraW · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for teaching word origins - mostly Greek and Latin.

[Grace DuBois · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really good book.
It would give you and Greek or Latin word, tell you the meaning and then give you some examples.

[Uyeland]

I might improve my reading when i learnt this book