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1 Slide 1 Veni, Vidi, Vici! Conquering Vocabulary through Latin and Greek Roots Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D. Kent State University -- USA trasinsk@kent.edu Slide 2 A Model of Reading Instruction Word Study Accuracy in: Phonics (Word Decoding) Spelling Vocabulary Fluency Instruction Automaticity in Word Recognition Prosody (Expressiveness in Reading) Surface level Deep level Comprehension Comprehension Strategies Slide 3 A Model of Reading Instruction Word Study Accuracy in Phonics (Word Decoding), Vocabulary, Spelling

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3 Slide 7 So what s the BEST way to teach words? Slide 8 So what s the BEST way to teach words? I m not sure of the best, but I do know some not-so-good way to teach words? Slide 9

4 Slide 10 Traditional Word Study- Vocab Slide 11 u Thanks Slide 12 u Thanks u Tank

5 Slide 13 u Thanks u Tank u Tan Slide 14 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin Slide 15 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin u Sin

6 Slide 16 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin u Sin u Sip Slide 17 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin u Sin u Sip u Sap Slide 18 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin u Sin u Sip u Sap u Tap

7 Slide 19 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin u Sin u Sip u Sap u Tap u Tar Slide 20 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin u Sin u Sip u Sap u Tap u Tar u Rat Slide 21 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin u Sin u Sip u Sap u Tap u Tar u Rat u Grate

8 Slide 22 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin u Sin u Sip u Sap u Tap u Tar u Rat u Grate u Grateful Slide 23 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin u Sin u Sip u Sap u Tap u Tar u Rat u Grate u Grateful Slide 24

9 Slide 25 Games are Not Enough: Direct Instruction is Still Needed Slide 26 Slide 27 BiuBiplane = bi plane (2 wings)

10 Slide 28 BiuBiplane = bip/lane?????? Slide 29 The Brain is a Pattern Detector. Slide 30 The Brain is a Pattern Detector: Linguistic/Word Patterns

11 Slide 31 Slide 32 There are other Word Patterns English words derived from Latin and Greek morphemes. Slide 33 Vocabulary.. It s all Greek to me! It should be all Greek (and Latin) if you truly want to build students vocabularies and increase their ability to determine word meanings.

12 Slide 34 The next quantum leap in vocabulary teaching and learning will come when we make a systematic effort to integrate Latin and Greek roots into our vocabulary and word study curricula beginning in the primary grades and moving through the secondary years. Slide 35 Facts about Latin, Greek, and English u Most of the multisyllabic words in English are derived from Latin and Greek u 90% of the academic words in English are derived from Latin and Greek u When new academic words are added to English, scientists usually go to Latin and Greek roots to make those words. u One Latin or Greek root (morpheme) can generate more than 100 English words. Slide 36 Facts about Latin, Greek, and English u Most of the multisyllabic words in English are derived from Latin and Greek u 90% of the academic words in English are derived from Latin and Greek u When new academic words are added to English, scientists usually go to Latin and Greek roots to make those words. u One Latin or Greek root (morpheme) can generate more than 100 English words.

13 Slide 37 Facts about Latin, Greek, and English u Most of the multisyllabic words in English are derived from Latin and Greek u 90% of the academic words in English are derived from Latin and Greek u When new academic words are added to English, scientists usually go to Latin and Greek roots to make those words. u One Latin or Greek root (morpheme) can generate more than 100 English words. Slide 38 Facts about Latin, Greek, and English u Most of the multisyllabic words in English are derived from Latin and Greek u 90% of the academic words in English are derived from Latin and Greek u When new academic words are added to English, scientists usually go to Latin and Greek roots to make those words. u One Latin or Greek root (morpheme) can generate more than 100 English words. Slide 39 u Thanks u Tank u Tan u Tin u Sin u Sip u Sap u Tap u Tar u Rat u Grate u Grateful

14 Slide 40 Grat / Grac = THANKS Slide 41 Grat / Grac = THANKS Grateful Gratitude Grace Gracious Gratuity Ingrate Congratulate Gracias Slide 42 Word Ladders Planet Plan Pan = All or Everything Par Pear Hear Heart Hearth Earth

15 Slide 43 Pan = All of Everything u Panorama u Pandemic u Panacea u Pan-American u Pan-Asian Slide 44 Earth Day April 22nd Terr/Terra terrace terrain territory terra cotta terrazzo subterranean ET Mediterranean Terra Nova Slide 45 Mike Rasinski s Vocab

16 Slide 46 bellicose belligerent antebellum rebel rebellion rebellious Slide 47 Teaching Vocabulary: A 5 day sequence, 10 minutes per day. Day 1: Introduce the root of the week. Brainstorm words containing the root. Put them on display. Day 2: Brief activity related to the root. (e.g. Divide and Conquer) Day 3: Read and respond to a contextual passage containing examples of words related to the root. Day 4. Brief activity related to the root (e.g. cloze, word making [ matermand ] Day 5: Word game related to the root and/or quiz. Slide 48 Day 1: Introduce a Root; Display Derived Words

17 Slide 49 Earth Day April 22nd Terr/Terra terrace terrain territory terra cotta terrazzo subterranean ET Mediterranean Terra Nova Slide 50 A Latin-Greek Word Wall! Slide 51 First Graders and Roots!

18 Slide 52 Day 2: Brief word study activity. Divide and Conquer. Slide 53 First Graders and Roots! Divide and Conquer Slide 54 First Graders and Roots!

19 Slide 55 Day 3: Read and Respond Slide 56 Day 3: Read and Respond Transport, Export, Import Too Port means to move things Like from me to you. A porter carries your luggage A reporter carries the news Something portable can be moved around Do you how a port-a-potty is used? Slide 57 Day 4: More Word Root Explorations

20 Slide 58 Day 4: First Graders and Roots! Slide 59 Day 4: Be the Bard Slide 60 Day 4: Be the Bard Skim milk Bedroom Premeditated Lackluster Green eyed

21 Slide 61 Day 4: Be the Bard: Matermand Slide 62 Be the Bard: Matermand u Mater = mother u Maternal u Matrimony u Matron u Alma mater u Matriarch u Mand = order u Command u Demand u Mandate u Mandatory Slide 63 Matermand = A Mother s Order u u Mater = mother u u u u u Maternal Matrimony Matron Alma mater Matriarch Mand = order u u u u Command Demand Mandate Mandatory

22 Slide 64 Day 4: Noticing Slide 65 Day 4: Noticing Slide 66 Day 5: Word Game or Quiz Related to the Root

23 Slide 67 Roots Instruction Works! u The power of teaching roots cannot be underestimated. Often students will encounter a word in their reading that initially seems intimidating and unsolvable. They used to freeze and give up, or just say the first few sounds and make something up. u However, if a student can recognize the meaning of just one part of a difficult word, this provides him a toehold on the new vocabulary. Students don t give up as easily because they already know something about the word. Hilary Loftus Reading Specialist, Drew Middle School Stafford County, Virginia Slide 68 Roots Instruction Works! u I attribute our success with our new state standards to our preparation with Greek and Latin word parts. We introduce the Root of the Week. While roots are being taught in English and/or reading classes, and reinforced in science, math, and social studies. u By helping our students make the connection with root-based vocabulary, we are facilitating the acquisition of new concepts and promoting longterm retention of content. u Dr. Nancy Guth u Supervisor of Literacy and Humanities u Stafford County, Virginia Slide 69

24 Slide 70 Slide 71 Can Vocabulary be Taught Artfully? Slide 72

25 Slide 73 Vocab Programs Building Vocabulary (tcmpub.com) Slide 74 Student Resources Slide 75 More Resources: u u Search Building Vocabulary uclick on any kit ulook at bottom of the page

26 Slide 76 A Poem About Words A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day. --Emily Dickinson