Greek & Latin Roots Keys to Building Vocabulary

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.