Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Chapter 11 in WK

In chapter 11 I found a whole section very interesting. I found the suggestion number 9, teaching prefixes, suffixes and root words, interesting. 

The reason I liked this part is because vocabulary is a huge part of students and their recognition of words. As long students know what these words mean they will have an easier time recognizing the word. Also, teaching the prefixes and suffixes helps them see how word meaning can change with just a couple of letters added onto the word. After they can recognize the root word and you add a prefix or a suffix, many students have trouble with the word. However, if they can recognize the root word first then they should be able to recognize the word with a prefix or suffix added. The word form is an easy word to recognize for most students but when the word changes to informational it can be hard for a student to recognize and say this word. Finally, teaching how the prefixes and suffixes change the meaning will ultimately help them recognize these words. 

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