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Tag: word parts
Morphology Monsters
Check out this fun vocabulary/artwork Monster Word Parts activity and get the FREE list of research-based high frequency prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
Vocabulary Review Baseball Game
Baseball provides a great vocabulary review opportunity. Check out this fun, no-prep vocabulary review game and get four free lessons, vocabulary flashcards, and a unit test.
Syllable Transformers
Syllable Transformers is a whole-class instructional strategy that teaches students to master the basic syllable patterns. Download FREE this five-week unit.
Research-Based Vocabulary Worksheets
Besides widespread reading, the key to vocabulary development is deep instruction in the words themselves. Passing out the vocabulary list to memorize is not "deep instruction."…
How to Teach Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
Prefixes, roots, and suffixes: These word parts that are, indeed, the keys to academic vocabulary—the types of words that students especially need to succeed in school.…
Free Instructional Spelling Resources
Find relevant articles, free resources (including the Diagnostic Spelling Assessment), and spelling teaching tips in this collection from the Pennington Publishing Blog.
Free Instructional Vocabulary Resources
Three keys to effective vocabulary instruction include widespread reading at one's instructional level, effective use of context clues, and Greek and Latin root/affix memorization. Find relevant…
Twenty Advanced Syllable Rules
The Twenty Advanced Syllable Rules are critical to accurate pronunciation, decoding, and spelling. Knowing the patterns of affixes and roots will also facilitate vocabulary acquisition.