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Identify units of meaning
BrainPop: Playing with Prefixes and Suffixes
Purpose: Understand the function of root words, prefixes, and suffixes; create new words by adding prefixes and suffixes to root words.Length: 1 lesson planGrade: Lower middle
Requirements: access to the internetBest Part: multimedia, includes short videoURL: https://educators.brainpop.com/lesson-plan/prefixes-suffixes-and-root-words/
Flip-a-Chip
Purpose: Use poker chops with roots, prefixes and suffixes to mix and match to create new words.
Length: 1-2 45 minute lessonsGrade: 6-8Best part: interactive and hands-onUse suffixes for syntactic information
Cloze Passages
Purpose: Use context clues and grammar to adjust vocabulary words to fit the sentence
Length: 10-15 minutes, works best with vocabulary that you are using in class
Grade: varied
Best Part: It can be adjusted for your class and built into a regular routine.
Develop knowledge of word families
Go Fish
Purpose: Helps students build knowledge of word families/groups
Length: 20 minutes, works best with vocabulary that you are using in class
Grade: 6-8
Best Part: It’s a game. [This one would take a little while to prep]
Find meaning from morphologically complex words
Deconstructing difficult words
Purpose: Help students use all the tools available for accessing meaning while reading
Time: embedded within reading- time is variable
Grade: all
Best Part: this instructional strategy is highly flexible and can become a regular routine you use while reading
Morphological Meaning During Reading
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