Greek & Latin Roots Keys to Building Vocabulary
The authors of the book are professor of literacy education for K-12 teachers. The main idea of the book is to use greek and latin roots to teach English vocabulary.
Structure/Contents:
- Why teaching roots are important
- What is a root (base, prefix, suffix)?
- Vocabulary education
- Basic vocabulary instructions
- Teaching word structure and roots
- Practice activities
- Classroom activities
- Use of dictionary
- Brief history of english
- Appendix has a lot of resource for students and teachers to practice vocabulary, lesson plans etc.
- Appendix also listed common Greek & Latin roots, and roots from other origins.
I agree with, in fact, absorbed, most of the authors’ explanations about word structure and teaching practice. The reference lists are also useful. I found a few word puzzle/test generator that are useful.
This book is not a vocabulary builder which actually explains roots and related words. Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder is a good vocabulary builder based on Greek and Latin roots.