Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary Level 5
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Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary Level 5

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eBook - PDF

Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary Level 5

About this book

Expand your students'' content-area vocabulary and improve their understanding with this roots-based approach! This standards-based resource, geared towards fifth grade, helps students comprehend informational text on grade-level topics in science, social studies, and mathematics using the most common Greek and Latin roots. Each lesson provides tips on how to introduce the selected roots and offers guided instruction to help easily implement the activities. Students will be able to apply their knowledge of roots associated with specific subject areas into their everyday vocabulary.

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Publisher
Shell Education
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781425896294
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Credits
  3. Page 3 - Table of Contents
  4. Page 4 - Table of Contents (cont.)
  5. Page 5 - Content-Area Vocabulary Research and Practice
  6. Page 5 - What Does Research Say About Using a Roots Approach?
  7. Page 7 - What Is a Root?
  8. Page 7 - What Do Prefixes and Suffixes Do?
  9. Page 8 - What Is Assimilation?
  10. Page 9 - Types of Assimilation
  11. Page 10 - Why Teach with a Roots Approach?
  12. Page 11 - Differentiating Instruction
  13. Page 12 - How to Use This Book
  14. Page 14 - Tips for Implementation
  15. Page 15 - Introducing Each Lesson
  16. Page 15 - Assessment
  17. Page 16 - Correlation to the Standards
  18. Page 17 - Standards Chart
  19. Page 18 - About the Authors
  20. Page 20 - Lesson 1: Directional Prefix a-, ab-, abs-
  21. Page 26 - Lesson 2: Directional Prefix ad-
  22. Page 32 - Lesson 3: Base sed-, sid-, sess-
  23. Page 38 - Lesson 4: Bases duc- and duct-
  24. Page 44 - Lesson 5: Suffixes -cracy and -crat
  25. Page 50 - Unit I Review
  26. Page 52 - Lesson 1: Base center-, centr(i)-
  27. Page 58 - Lesson 2: Base audi-, audit-
  28. Page 64 - Lesson 3: Base pon-, pos-, posit-
  29. Page 70 - Lesson 4: Bases aqua- and hydr(o)-
  30. Page 76 - Lesson 5: Bases dent- and odont-
  31. Page 82 - Unit II Review
  32. Page 84 - Lesson 1: Prefix dia-
  33. Page 90 - Lesson 2: Prefixes peri-, circum-, and circu-
  34. Page 96 - Lesson 3: Bases tempor- and chron(o)-
  35. Page 102 - Lesson 4: Base later-
  36. Page 108 - Lesson 5: Base stru-, struct-
  37. Page 114 - Unit III Review
  38. Page 116 - Appendix A: Answer Key
  39. Page 124 - Appendix B: References Cited
  40. Page 126 - Appendix C: Additional Practice Activities
  41. Page 132 - Appendix D: Additional Assessment Activities
  42. Page 149 - Appendix E: Sample Content-Area Words
  43. Page 157 - Appendix F: Flashcards
  44. Page 173 - Appendix G: Contents of the Digital Resource CD
  45. Thank You Page