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A Student’s Dictionary of Greek and Latin Roots: Unlock the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Through Word Parts! A Middle School Vocabulary Builder & ... Prefixes & Suffixes (Root Words for Kids) - Softcover

James, Elizabeth

 
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Synopsis

HELP STUDENTS IMPROVE VOCABULARY, DECODE UNFAMILIAR WORDS, AND STRENGTHEN READING COMPREHENSION—ONE WORD PART AT A TIME!

Ideal for upper elementary and middle school ELA classrooms or as part of a homeschool language arts curriculum, A Student’s Dictionary of Greek & Latin Roots helps students recognize and understand the roots, prefixes and suffixes found inside hundreds of English words while building vocabulary and strengthening reading comprehension.

Featuring 250+ Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes—plus more than 700 English example words that show these parts in action—this book is a practical word-study and vocabulary-building resource that:

  • Helps students recognize the Greek and Latin building blocks within English words and use them as clues to decode unfamiliar vocabulary
  • Builds a strong vocabulary by showing how a single root or affix can help students understand an entire family of related words
  • Makes morphology accessible through clear meanings, literal word-part breakdowns, and student-friendly definitions
  • Strengthens reading comprehension by helping students decode complex words and academic vocabulary
  • Supports learning across the curriculum by helping students recognize Greek and Latin word parts in language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics
  • Provides an easy-to-use reference students can return to across subjects and grade levels
  • Includes access to an exclusive companion guide with teaching routines, a complete sample lesson, activities, and reproducible student worksheets

INSIDE THIS EASY-TO-USE GREEK & LATIN VOCABULARY REFERENCE

Designed for students in grades 4–8 (ages 9–14), A Student’s Dictionary of Greek & Latin Roots helps learners look inside English words to discover their roots, prefixes, and suffixes—and understand how those parts work together to shape a word’s meaning.

Organized alphabetically, each of the 250+ entries presents a common word part and explains its meaning, type, and Greek or Latin origin. More than 700 example words show these parts in action, each with a student-friendly definition and, when possible, a literal word-part breakdown. These breakdowns make word construction visible, helping students connect each word’s parts to its overall meaning rather than memorizing its definition in isolation. Plus, discovering the unique histories behind certain words can make their meanings more memorable, turning etymology into another valuable tool for vocabulary building.

A FLEXIBLE RESOURCE FOR HOMESCHOOLING AND CLASSROOM USE

Accessible enough for upper elementary kids while covering the sophisticated middle school vocabulary teens encounter in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade and beyond, this reusable, student-friendly reference serves as a valuable supplement for ELA classrooms, homeschool language arts and classical education, tutoring, reading intervention, and independent learning. It also supports tutors, reading specialists, and interventionists using word origins and morphology to strengthen vocabulary, spelling, reading, and writing.

THIS ROOT WORD DICTIONARY FOR KIDS & TEENS TEACHES STUDENTS TO:

  • Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to word meanings
  • Recognize common roots, prefixes, & suffixes
  • Break complex words into meaningful parts
  • Make informed predictions about unfamiliar vocabulary
  • Reinforce spelling by recognizing recurring patterns
  • Develop stronger word awareness for reading and writing
  • Build lasting confidence and independence when encountering challenging new words

LEARN THE PARTS. MAKE THE CONNECTIONS. UNLOCK THE WORDS.

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