Product Description

Help students improve their mastery of the English language and acquire the keys for understanding thousands of words. Each lesson presents several prefixes, suffixes or root words, new vocabulary words, sample sentences, and a worksheet. This book also includes additional open-ended worksheets, games, activities, and listings of supplementary words. This is one of the most complete, usable presentations of vocabulary development using word parts you will find.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42115 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781593630379
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Dianne Draze holds both a BA in education with a major in mathematics and a MA in curriculum and instruction. Beginning her tenure in the field of education in 1968, she has found many ways to enrich the educational experiences of children. She taught upper elementary grades, junior high mathematics, English and history, gifted programs for grades 1 through 8, and education classes at the university level.

Ms. Draze founded Dandy Lion Publications in 1977, creating a publishing house that specialized in curriculum materials that were appropriate for able learners and gifted students, that combined motivating content with challenging activities, and that were easy for teachers to use. In the capacity of owner and editor, she wrote over 50 books and edited an additional 119 books. Her goal, whether writing or editing, was to create materials that would engage students in thinking, creating, making new discoveries, and applying what they learned to new situation. A person with a great curiosity, she has written curriculum guides on many topics and is always interested in whatever topic she is currently researching or editing.

Ms. Draze has retired from full-time involvement in Dandy Lion Publications and currently consults, writes and edits on a part-time basis.

Customer Reviews

RED HOT ROOT WORDS
Prefixes, roots and suffixes-linguistic building blocks that are fairly nonfunctional by themselves, but string them together and you get a wonderful array of words that make up the English language. By gaining a familiarity with these building blocks, it becomes easy to unlock the meanings of thousands of words. The lessons in Red Hot Root Words are perfect to introduce the most frequently-used prefixes, roots and suffixes. This clear, straightforward presentation will not only introduce new vocabulary, but will also develop skills for understanding the meanings of many common English words.

This book is very useful in teaching both prefixes, suffixes and root words, while also teaching new vocabulary. It is also fun, and not all busy work, so children will not get bored of it. It is definitely worth buying!

vocabulary
a must for all teachers in grades 5 and up. really helps to teach the latin and greek roots. students really start to 'get it' when learning how to decode and learn words.

Product review
This product came promptly and in great condition. It was an updated approach to mastering vocabulary for upper elementary grades including prefixes, suffixes and root words. It is broken down into management assignments for the busy classroom teacher, coming with definiton and practice work on the same page.