Vocabulary Through Morphemes: Suffixes, Prefixes, And Roots For Intermediate Grades CD, Book, & Reproducibles [Paperback]

Susan M. Ebbers (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Sopris West (January 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593182120
• ISBN-13: 978-1593182120
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #935,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top-flight vocabulary program for gr. 4 + up, April 30, 2006

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Jill Carroll "Literacy & Gifted Ed. consultant" (SF Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vocabulary Through Morphemes: Suffixes, Prefixes, And Roots For Intermediate Grades CD, Book, & Reproducibles (Paperback)

As a literacy consultant and instructor for several CA Reading Specialist credential courses, I have reviewed many vocabulary programs for grades 4- 8 and in my opinion, this is the BEST! It happens to be one of the most cost effective programs as well. Nothing consumable, no student editions to buy.

Everything needed for classroom use is included; the teacher can photocopy the practice pages, assessments, and games from the black-line masters that are provided along with the author's permission to copy for classroom use.

A PC- and Mac-compatible CD is included in the back of the teacher's manual which contains complete teaching instructions and answers. The CD is the heart of the program and contains a sequence of 82 easy-to-use and very effective lessons. In just 15-20 minutes a day, the entire sequence of lessons could be taught in one school year. The package also includes black-line masters for practice pages and related word games. Everything is clear and easy to follow; both teachers and students will enjoy it!

By noting how the same morpheme or word part (prefix, suffix, or root) maintains its meaning in a wide variety of words, students learn to ascribe that meaning wherever they encounter the same morpheme. Students learn how various morphemes affect the function of a word. For example, the suffix "-ion" usually denotes things, like instruction and function, while the suffix "-ian" usually denotes people, like mathematician and Egyptian. This knowledge helps not only with vocabulary but with comprehension and spelling. Students learn not only the hundreds of words used in the program ~ and REALLY learn them, not just until the test is over ~ they are also able to figure out the meaning of tens of thousands of unfamiliar words as they are encountered in textbooks, literature, on achievement tests or state standards tests, and even on college-entry tests like the SAT. This is learning that will stay with them and help them forever!

The lessons are laid out in a way that helps our often-confusing English language make much more sense. I think that completing the lessons in this book is tantamount to taking a course in Latin and Greek languages, but quicker and far more engaging.

Although targeted for grades 4 - 8, Vocabulary Through Morphemes would be appropriate for high school classes, particularly for remedial reading or intervention courses enrolling students with weak vocabularies. It would even be beneficial for individual high school students preparing for the SAT.

This program belongs in every gr. 4 - 8 classroom.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passionate Reader!!!, March 23, 2005

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Talk less, say more "History Lover" (Northern, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vocabulary Through Morphemes: Suffixes, Prefixes, And Roots For Intermediate Grades CD, Book, & Reproducibles (Paperback)

Fantastic Tool!!! This is a must use tool for all people teaching and studying Suffixes, Prefixes and Roots. I have used it for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Mrs. Ebbers activities are practical and stimulating. This is a superb resource guide that will enable learners to add breath and richness to their lives. Every student's intellectual curiosity will expand as a richer vocabulary is developed!!! The lessons are inspiring, entertaining and enormously user friendly.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use in conjunction with other programs, March 20, 2007

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Jessica Fresco (Livermore, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vocabulary Through Morphemes: Suffixes, Prefixes, And Roots For Intermediate Grades CD, Book, & Reproducibles (Paperback)

I have used Vocabulary Through Morphemes for three years now in a classroom with many ELL students. I find it is useful as a supplement to district adopted materials, and provides a great vocabulary development component which is not easily available elsewhere. A convenient CD is included to print up exactly what you need. The lessons are simple to follow for both teacher and students. I use this program three times a week for 20 minutes each time, and find it a valuable resource for my classroom.