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Ampliación del vocabulario con raíces y afijos: latín y griego III

En este curso de 10 horas, la Dra. Karen Wieland enseña a los estudiantes de grados intermedios a identificar, comprender y aplicar más de 75 raíces y afijos latinos avanzados que señalan significados centrales de palabras en inglés, francés, italiano y español, además de más de 25 nuevas raíces griegas.
Dr. Karen Wieland (Literacy/dyslexia & Latin)
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10 horas presenciales
Tarea
1-2 horas por semana. Each week, students select Latin word elements to research, using provided web resources and any other sources they find on their own. They create lists of words (English, plus a few from Romance languages) derived from their target Latin elements, and type these words along with their simple definitions into the class Google Slides file. They share back their findings with each other in class so we can build on them as a team. Periodically, students are asked to complete crossword puzzles or other summative learning activities for homework.
Calificación
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.

Experiencia de clase

Nivel de inglés - B1
Grado de EE. UU. 5 - 8
Nivel Intermediate
In this 10-hour course, part of a series, I (Dr. Karen Wieland) teach middle-grades students to identify, understand, and apply knowledge of 75+ advanced Latin roots and affixes, which signal the core meanings of English, French, Italian, and Spanish words.The roots and affixes studied will not be redundant with those studied in other courses in the Vocabulary Building series. The derived vocabulary will tend to be  more sophisticated and appear less frequently in print English than the vocabulary studied at earlier levels. Often, the roots are reflected in the meanings of the derived words in more poetic and figurative ways. We will connect these Latin roots to English derivatives, but also to derivatives in French, Italian, and Spanish.

WHY STUDY LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS AND AFFIXES?

In my experience, the most common strategy students 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 teachers are knowledgeable about Latin and Greek roots and affixes.  That's where this class comes in.

Across our 10 one-hour sessions, students will learn about 100 high-utility Greek and Latin word roots and a few dozen affixes (prefixes and suffixes). The roots and affixes 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 are advised to complete the Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 courses with Dr. Karen Wieland before enrolling in Level 4. This is because the roots and affixes studied in the Level 4 course are less concrete and the vocabulary is more advanced than the Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 material. 

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!
Metas de aprendizaje
1. Students will discuss many hundreds of English words derived from roughly 75 Latin roots not previously researched in Levels 1-4 of this course sequence.
2. Students will engage in independent and collaborative research of English word etymologies using provided online sources as well as sources they identify on their own.
objetivo de aprendizaje

Programa de estudios

Plan de estudios
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Alineado con Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
10 Lecciones
más de 10 semanas
Lección 1:
Introduction and overview
 During our first session, we will use a Google Slides deck and deepen learners’ understanding the history of the English language, which explains why and how so many English words trace back to Latin, Old French, and Greek origins. 
60 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 2:
Latin roots - 1
 During our second session, Dr. Wieland will model the process we will use to dive deeply into Latin root study this term, which involves brainstorming, typing out words, 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. Unit content is organized into a Google Slides deck containing several dozen Latin roots (different than L & G I or II). Learners choose HW roots/slides. 
60 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 3:
Latin roots - 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 choose HW roots/slides. 
60 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 4:
Latin roots - 3
 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 choose HW roots/slides. 
60 minutos de lección en vivo en línea

Otros detalles

Necesidades de aprendizaje
Many of the students who take my Vocabulary Building courses experience literacy-based learning difficulties. I scaffold students and modify my procedures and small assignments so that every student has an opportunity to participate.
Orientación para padres
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.
Requisitos previos
Students should be able to read fluently words composed of two or more closed syllables.
Se unió el September, 2017
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Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
Nueva York Certificado de Docencia
Doctorado desde State University of New York at Buffalo
Maestría desde State University of New York at Buffalo
Licenciatura en Música o Teatro o Artes desde The Catholic University of America
WHY ME?

I am a dedicated and creative literacy specialist with 30 years experience working with students of all ages. I have been teaching here on Outschool for seven years. 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. Across the past decade, 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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