Connecting Comprehension: Morphology + Vocabulary Pt. 1

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Is your child having a hard time grasping multi-syllable words? 
Does your child LOVE words and their meanings? 
Is your child having a hard time comprehending grade level text because the can't decode multi-syllable words?

This class is for them! 

This class will enhance their reading skills and comprehension by helping them dig into multi-syllable words by defining prefixes, suffixes, and Latin roots. Constructing multi-syllable words and their meanings and building sentences to show understanding. 

Learning word parts, their meanings, in turn, learning their vocabulary, significantly increases their comprehension as they start to move on to complex texts in middle school!

If your learner completes a year of this class, they will learn over 1,000 NEW words and their meanings!!

Class structure:
Introduction
Define new word parts or review word parts
Word construction
Deconstruct word meanings
Construct sentences for understanding
What words did you know? What words did you not know?
Real world application: how and when can I use these words? In what subjects?
Passage reading(only if time, will be sent home)


Class schedule:

Week 1(Jan 6-10):
Define prefix, suffix, base words, free and bound words
Prefixes: in, de, re
Base word: form
Suffixes: s, ed, ing, er, ation, al
Whole class word construction
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 2(Jan 13-17):
Review prefix, suffix, base words definitions, free and bound words
Prefixes: im, re, de
Base word: port
Suffixes: s, ed, ing, er, ation, ion, able, al
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 3(Jan 20-24):
Review previous skills
Prefixes: inter, dis, e
Base word: rupt
Suffixes: s, ed, ing, er, tion, ible, ive
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 4(Jan 27-31):
Review previous skills
Prefixes: dis, re, de, sub
Base word: tract
Suffixes: s, ed, ing, or, ion, able, ible
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 5(Feb 3-7):
Review previous skills
Prefixes: in, de, pre, sub
Base word: scrib, script
Suffixes: s, ed, ing, er, ion, able
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 6(Feb 10-14):
Review previous skills
Prefixes: im, re, sus
Base word: spect
Suffixes: s, ed, ing, er, or, ion, able, ive
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 7(Feb 17-21):
Review previous skills
Prefixes: in, de, con
Base word: strut
Suffixes: s, ed, ing, or, ion, ive
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 8(Feb 24-28):
Review previous skills
Prefixes: im, re, de
Base word: flect, flex
Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, or, ion, ive
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 9(Mar 3-7):
Review previous skills
Prefixes: in, pre, inter
Base word: dict
Suffixes: s, ed, ing, ion, able, ive
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 10(Mar 10-14):
Review previous skills
Prefixes: im, re, de, pre, trans
Base word: fer
Suffixes: s, ed, ing, able, al
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

WEEK OF MARCH 17-21 NO CLASS!!

Week 11(Mar 24-28 ):
Prefixes: dis, re, sub, trans
Base word: mit, miss
Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, er, ion, ible, al
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 12(Mar 31-Apr 4 ):
Prefixes: in, de, re, con, pro
Base word: duce, duct
Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, or, ion, ible, ive
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 13(Apr 7-11 ):
Prefixes: in, de, re, con
Base word: vers, vert
Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, ion, ive
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 14(Apr 14-18):
Prefixes: in, de, per
Base word: fact, fect, fict
Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, ion, al, ive
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 15(Apr 21-25):
Prefixes: in, de, pre, con
Base word: tend tent, tens
Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, er, ion, ive
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 16(Apr 28-May 2):
Prefixes: in, de, inter, con, pre, ex
Base word: ceit, ceive, cept
Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, er, or, ion, able, ive
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 17(May 5-9):
Prefixes: re, de, con, per, sus
Base word: tain, ten, tin
Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, er, able, tion
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading

Week 18(May 12-16):
Prefixes: im, dis, de, com, ex, pro
Base word: pos, pound
Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, er, or, tion, al
Whole class word construction
Deconstruct the word for definition
Create sentences for understanding
If time permits, passage reading