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Get To The Root of It

This document provides strategies and instructions for identifying and using roots in subject area vocabulary. It includes a table for students to fill in roots, their meanings, examples of words from the subject area that use that root, and examples of real-world words that use that root. The purpose is to help students build vocabulary by recognizing common roots across different words. Teachers are instructed to select appropriate roots for their class and have students identify and provide examples to fill in the table. Using roots as an ongoing vocabulary building strategy can help students understand new words as they encounter them in various subjects.

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Get To The Root of It

This document provides strategies and instructions for identifying and using roots in subject area vocabulary. It includes a table for students to fill in roots, their meanings, examples of words from the subject area that use that root, and examples of real-world words that use that root. The purpose is to help students build vocabulary by recognizing common roots across different words. Teachers are instructed to select appropriate roots for their class and have students identify and provide examples to fill in the table. Using roots as an ongoing vocabulary building strategy can help students understand new words as they encounter them in various subjects.

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READING STRATEGIES FOR THE CONTENT AREAS

PREREADING STRATEGIES

Strategies of Independent Strategic Readers


Supported by this Reading Tool:

Ii!' 1.Have strategies to use when encountering new words.


Ii!' 2.Connect new knowledge to make meaning.
D 3. Think ahead to what might be coming.
GET TO THE Ii!' 4. Continually evaluate own understanding.
D 5. Create images of what is being read.
Ii!' 6. Periodically summarize what is read.
ROOT OF IT
D 7. Use textual cues, visuals, and organization.
D 8. Have a plan for how to approach the task.

c.- Identify key root words for subject-area vocabulary.

e.- Have students identify the meaning of roots. They may need to use a dictionary .

.- Ask students to share subject-area and "real-world" words that use the root word.
e.- Have students share their words in pairs, in small groups, or as a class.

c.- Use this strategy for all subject areas.

c.- Have students collect "roots" as they encounter new words in subject-area content, adding to the chart as
they encounter words that share common roots.
c.- As an ongoing review, post a chart listing the roots that have been used.
READING STRATEGIES FOR THE CONTENT AREAS
PREREADING STRATEGIES

Directions: Identify the meaning of the root and proVide examples from the subject area and from the real
world.

Root Meaning SUbject-Area Word Real-World Word

r-
Your teacher identi-
fies the roots that
f-
are appropriate for
the class.

You proVide the


appropriate
meaning.

Identify words
from your class.
,.-
Identify real-world
words.
-
READING STRATEGIES FOR THE CONTENT AREAS
PREREADING STRATEGIES

Directions: Identify the meaning of the root and provide examples from the subject area and from the real
world.

Root Meaning Subject-Area Word Real-World Word

anthrop man anthropology philanthropic

aud hear/sound auditory auditorium

bio life biology biography

centri center centrifuga I eccentric

chrom color chromosome monochrome

cor/cord/card heart cardiac cordial

cosm universe, world microcosm cosmopolitan

cycl wheel, circular cyclone cyclops, bicycle

dent/dont tooth dental dentures

derm skin epidermis hypodermic

dorm sleep dormant dormitory

due/duct lead conduit, conduct induce, aqueduct

dynam power hydrodynamics dynamite

end/endo within endoral, endocardial endogenous

equi equal equinox equilibrium


READING STRATEGIES FOR THE CONTENT AREAS
PREREADING STRATEGIES

Directions: Identify the meaning of the root and provide examples from the subject area and from the real
world.

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