$20
weeklyor $200 for 10 classes
Vocabulary Building with Roots & Affixes - Suffixes
Completed by 54 learners
Ages 10-14
Live Group Course
Live video meetings
1x per week, 10 weeks
4-8 learners per class
60 min
What's included
10 live meetings
10 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Each week, learners will be asked to select a word element from the Google Slides document to research. By brainstorming and using provided pre-screened weblinks, learners will cultivate lists of English words derived from the target word element and write dictionary-like definitions for those words. Then during the next class, learners will share back their findings so the class can discuss and build on them together.Grading
This is an ungraded class. Students are assigned homework, which they complete and share back, and we build on that work together. Learners are often at various points in their literacy proficiency, so I provide real-time constructive feedback to learners that hopefully is encouraging.. I summarize class activities snd homework on the classroom page.Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Intermediate Level
In this 10-hour course, part of a multi-course series concerning the roots and affixes that signal the meanings and usages of English words, I (Dr. Karen Wieland) teach middle-grades students to identify, understand, and apply knowledge of about 100 English suffixes that come from Old English/Germanic, Latin, and French origins. Though the focus of our work will be on suffixes, we will naturally discuss many hundreds of Latin and Greek roots as we generate examples of suffixed words. WHY STUDY LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS AND AFFIXES? In my experience, the most common strategy used by students who experience reading difficulties when they encounter an unfamiliar multisyllabic words is -- you guessed it -- “skip it.” Why don't they just sound those words out, you may wonder? Well, when words are derived from other languages and contain less common orthographic patterns, phonics often fails as a decoding technique. And developing readers aren't sure how to work the words out, so they skip them and hope context will sufficiently disambiguate the author's intended meaning. There is an alternative. If students have knowledge of common root and affix patterns and their meanings, they can use this knowledge to generate approximations of their pronunciations and discern their meanings. Ultimately, using these morphemic strategies improves students' overall reading comprehension. “Latin -- and classical Greek -- are as vital to beginning vocabulary instruction as phonics is to reading," explains Joequil Lundquist, the author of English from the Roots Up: Help for Reading, Writing, Spelling, and S.A.T. Scores (Literacy Unlimited, 1989). "Just as phonics helps children figure out what words are, Latin and Greek help them figure out what words mean. ” Unfortunately, not many elementary and middle-grades ELA classes are able to offer more than a cursory examination of Latin and Greek roots and affixes. That's where this class comes in. In this class, suffixes will be studied using a range of consistent approaches, including brainstorming, study-card creation and review, reinforcing study games, contextual reading with guided think-alouds about unknown word meanings, and writing activities. Students may find it helpful to complete Vocabulary Building with Roots and Affixes - Latin & Greek Levels I and II before taking this particular class. WHO BENEFITS FROM STUDYING LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS AND AFFIXES? - Students learning English as a second language - Students with reading difficulties or other specific language learning differences - Students who have a need to increase their listening, speaking, or reading vocabularies - Word-curious students - Teachers who work with any students fitting the above patterns HOW, SPECIFICALLY, WILL YOUR CHILD BENEFIT FROM THIS COURSE? (1) Each Latin or Greek root or affix gives a student access to the core meanings of an exponentially greater number of words. Once your child learns 10 high-utility roots, s/he will be able to understand the core/basic meanings of 100+ high-level words. (2) Root and affix identification facilitates word recognition! (3) Morphemic word analysis is a great alternative to the ineffective “skip it” strategy described earlier. (4) The vocabulary emphasized in middle-grades and more advanced texts often contains high-frequency Latin and Greek roots and affixes. (5) Root and affix knowledge is one form of lexical (word) knowledge, and reading comprehension is heavily dependent upon lexical knowledge. I hope you agree that the study of Latin and Greek roots and affixes will be fruitful for you child! I look forward to working with you to promote your child's vocabulary development and word-curiosity!
Learning Goals
1. Learners will understand the history of the English language and how that history has affected the English lexicon.
2. Learners will brainstorm about, research, and share back English derivatives that end in roughly 100 different suffixes of Old-English/Germanic, Latin, and Old French origin.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)10 Lessons
over 10 WeeksLesson 1:
Introduction and overview
During our second session, Dr. Wieland will model the process we will use to dive deeply into study of suffixes this term, which involves brainstorming, typing out words, determining parts of speech, and composing definitions that incorporate the meanings of prefixes, root, and suffixes. Unit content is organized into a Google Slides deck containing all the suffixes in the English language, and we will work through the several together. Learners select HW slides/suffixes to research/prepare.
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Anglo-Saxon Suffixes-1
During our second session, learners will share back their homework slides with their classmates so we can discuss, revise, and build in them together. Dr. Wieland will provide guided practice with applying two ‘tests’ to see if each suggested word belongs in the word family, and composing definitions that incorporate the meanings of prefixes, root, and suffixes, and engage learners in games or a mini-spelling bee as an extension activity. Learners select HW slides/suffixes to research/prepare.
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Anglo-Saxon Suffixes-2
During our third session, learners will share back their homework slides with their classmates so we can discuss, revise, and build in them together. Dr. Wieland will provide guided practice with applying two ‘tests’ to see if each suggested word belongs in the word family, and composing definitions that incorporate the meanings of prefixes, root, and suffixes, and engage learners in games or a mini-spelling bee as an extension activity. Learners select HW slides/suffixes to research/prepare.
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Suffixes That Attach to Latin Roots-1
During our fourth session, learners will share back their homework slides with their classmates so we can discuss, revise, and build in them together. Dr. Wieland will provide guided practice with applying two ‘tests’ to see if each suggested word belongs in the word family, and composing definitions that incorporate the meanings of prefixes, root, and suffixes, and engage learners in games or a mini-spelling bee as an extension activity. Learners select HW slides/suffixes to research/prepare..
60 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Learning Needs
As an expert teacher of students who experience language-based learning differences, I adjust my instruction, tasks, and assignments to fit the strengths and needs of enrolled learners.
Parental Guidance
I use the Google Slides app during my sessions as a shared space to present new content to students, prompt their thinking, and capture this thinking in writing. The Google Slides app allows multiple users to read and write simultaneously on slides.
The links to these files are sent to the students via the Zoom chat feature and posted on the classroom page. Students are not required to create Google accounts and they can write in shared files anonymously. However, if they want those files to be saved long-term in their Google Drives or in their parents’ Google Drives, they will need to request file access from the instructor.
The Quizlet app is used occasionally in class and between classes to study root and affixes meanings and derived vocabulary and to practice spelling. The instructor has a professional subscription and makes study sets. Links to those study sets are provided to students. During class, students sometimes play QuizletLive using game links shared during class. Students are not required to create Quizlet accounts and they can play Quizlet games under pseudonyms if they choose.
Pre-Requisites
Students should be able to read fluently words composed of two or more closed syllables.
Supply List
Class handouts (think-sheets, notes, learning activities) will be provided by the instructor. Please download the Google Slides app to your device(s) before class begins.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
New York Teaching Certificate
3 Degrees
Doctoral Degree from State University of New York at Buffalo
Master's Degree from State University of New York at Buffalo
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from The Catholic University of America
I am a dedicated and creative literacy specialist and language buff with 30 years of experience working with students of all ages. I have been teaching on the Outschool platform for seven years. In addition to this Vocabulary Building with Roots and Affixes course series, I also teach a nine-course Introduction to Latin series using the Latin for Children (Classical University Press) curricula, Primers A, B, and C.
I hold permanent certification from New York State in Reading (grades K-12). I am also a credentialed Wilson Reading System dyslexia practitioner. I have extensive experience with Orton-Gow methods for literacy re/mediation; the foundation for that work was the introductory training I received through the Gow Teacher Training Institute. I taught Orton-Gow (Reconstructive Language) at the Gow School and the Gow School Summer Program for several years. During the decade I spent as a teacher educator and university reading center director, I helped to prepare several hundred reading teachers and literacy specialists in NY and PA.
I completed my undergraduate degree at The Catholic University of America School of Music. My doctoral and master’s degrees were earned at the University at Buffalo School of Education, under the advisement of Dr. Michael W. Kibby, a nationally known literacy diagnostician and scholar. I have presented my research at several national and international conferences, including Literacy Research Association, International Reading Association, and International Dyslexia Association.
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