This teacher-friendly, 2nd edition resource provides the latest research on how to teach Greek and Latin roots. It includes strategies for improving comprehension, planning instructional routines, and building a word-rich learning environment.

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1

Teaching 

Vocabulary: 

What 

Does 

the

Research 

Say? 

Have 

you

ever 

visited 

the

National 

World 

War

II

Museum 

in

New

Orleans? 

It

is

a

fascinating 

place 

Among 

the

documents 

available 

for

viewing 

is

the

first 

draft 

of

President 

Franklin 

Delano 

Roosevelt’s 

famous 

speech 

that 

begins 

“Yesterday, 

December 7, 

1941—a 

date 

which 

will 

live 

in

infamy

” 

These 

powerful 

words 

helped 

the

nation 

prepare 

for

war 

But

they 

were 

not

the

first 

words 

FDR

wrote 

The

first 

draft 

of

the

beginning 

of

the

speech 

reads 

“a 

date 

which 

will 

live 

in

world 

history

” 

Which 

do

you

think 

is

more 

memorable, 

“infamy” 

or

“world 

history”?

Word 

choice 

really 

does 

make 

a

difference 

Mark 

Twain 

once 

observed 

that 

“the 

difference 

between 

the

almost 

right 

word 

and

the

right 

word 

is

really 

a

large 

matter—

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Cover
Page 2 - Credits
Page 3 - Table of Contents
Page 7 - Forewords
Page 11 - Preface to the Second Edition
Page 13 - Chapter 1: Teaching Vocabulary: What Does the Research Say?
Page 15 - Importance of Vocabulary in Literacy Development
Page 16 - Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
Page 18 - The Vocabulary of School
Page 19 - The Roots Advantage
Page 21 - Five Principles for Word Learning
Page 24 - Vocabulary Development for English Learners
Page 27 - Chapter 2: A Root Awakening
Page 28 - What Is a Root?
Page 29 - Moving Along
Page 29 - Why Teach Roots?
Page 31 - Increasing Word Awareness
Page 32 - The Three Kinds of Roots
Page 39 - Chapter 3: Getting into Words: Patterns, Sounds, and Meaning
Page 39 - Why Patterns?
Page 40 - Sound-Based Word Families
Page 42 - How to Teach Word Families
Page 44 - Meaning-Based Word Patterns
Page 47 - Chapter 4: A Developmental Look at Vocabulary Instruction
Page 48 - Compound Words
Page 50 - Negating Words with Prefixes
Page 51 - Some Directional Prefixes
Page 52 - Word Composition
Page 52 - What Are Students Learning?
Page 53 - Some Easy Suffixes
Page 55 - Back to “Basics”
Page 56 - “Metaphors Be with You”: Helping Students with Figurative Meaning
Page 58 - Polysemy: Helping Students Understand Multiple Meanings
Page 58 - “Run” with This
Page 59 - A Coherent Pedagogy
Page 63 - Chapter 5: Planning Vocabulary Instruction & Assessment
Page 64 - Instructional Planning: The Basics
Page 65 - Recommendations for Instructional Routines
Page 70 - Differentiating Instruction
Page 73 - Vocabulary Assessment
Page 77 - Chapter 6: Vocabulary Practice Activities
Page 80 - Text-Based Practice Activities
Page 84 - Activities to Build a Word-Rich Learning Environment
Page 86 - Word-Analysis Strategies
Page 91 - Word-Play Activities
Page 95 - Card Games
Page 97 - Word Puzzles
Page 100 - Vocabulary Activities Chart
Page 103 - Chapter 7: Roots in Action: Classroom Snapshots
Page 104 - Root of the Week
Page 104 - Root Word of the Day
Page 106 - Roots around the School
Page 106 - Realia and Children’s Literature
Page 108 - Writing an Exciting Story
Page 109 - Words We Are Curious About
Page 110 - Veni, Vidi, Vici
Page 112 - Cognate Connections
Page 115 - Chapter 8: More Strategies for Building Words
Page 116 - Flexing the Meaning
Page 117 - Flexing the Form
Page 117 - A “Spectacular” Etymology
Page 119 - Flexing and Reflecting with Spect, Spic
Page 120 - Word Composition: Start with the Base
Page 122 - Flexing and Reflecting with Trac, Tract
Page 123 - The Ultimate Test: Does It Make Sense?
Page 124 - In the Classroom
Page 127 - Chapter 9: Spelling Matters
Page 128 - Spelling and Vocabulary Development: From Sound to Meaning
Page 129 - Spelling Tips for Latin-Based Vocabulary
Page 131 - What Students Need to Know about Assimilation
Page 133 - Spelling Tips for Greek-Based Vocabulary
Page 134 - A Word about Greek and Latin Bases
Page 137 - Chapter 10: The Story of English—How Did We Get Here?
Page 139 - The Romano-Celtic Period: 58 BC–AD 450
Page 141 - Old English: AD 450–1066
Page 143 - Middle English: 1066–1500
Page 145 - Modern English: 1500–Present
Page 147 - The New World: English on the Move
Page 148 - Learning English Today: The Lessons of History
Page 150 - Appendix A: Resources for Students
Page 152 - Appendix B: Resources for Teachers
Page 158 - Appendix C: Commonly Taught Roots
Page 172 - Appendix D: Beyond Greek and Latin
Page 176 - Appendix E: How to Teach Assimilation and Words with Two Prefixes
Page 182 - Appendix F: Professional Development Ideas
Page 186 - Glossary
Page 188 - References Cited
Thank You

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