Ampliación de vocabulario con raíces y afijos, latín y griego II
En este curso de 10 horas, la Dra. Karen Wieland enseña a los estudiantes de primaria superior a identificar, comprender y aplicar el conocimiento de 75 raíces y afijos latinos y griegos de gran utilidad, que señalan los significados centrales de miles de palabras en inglés.
Qué está incluido
10 reuniones en vivo
10 horas presencialesTarea
1-2 horas por semana. HOMEWORK: 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.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 multi-course series, I (Dr. Karen Wieland) will help learners to identify, understand, and apply knowledge of about 75 high-utility Latin and Greek roots, which signal the core meanings of thousands of English words. Across our 10 one-hour sessions, students will learn about the complicated history of the English language and how that history affects the English lexicon. Then we will spend the the bulk of the term working with high-utility Greek and Latin word roots and a few dozen affixes (prefixes and suffixes). The roughly 75 roots studied in this course are different than those studied in Vocabulary Building with Roots and Affixes - Latin and Greek I. Each Latin or Greek root will be studied using a range of consistent approaches, including brainstorming, online research of English words derived from Latin and Greek word elements, student share-backs of their independently curated word lists, rich discussion about the meanings and usages if interesting derived words, and periodic study games and crossword puzzles. WHY STUDY LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS AND AFFIXES? In my experience, the most common strategy used by students who experience reading difficulties when encountering an unfamiliar multisyllabic words is -- you guessed -- “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. If developing readers aren't sure how to work the words out, 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 approximate pronunciations and discern word meaning. 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 programs include deep study of Latin and Greek roots and affixes. That's where this class comes in. 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 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
LEARNING GOALS
1. Learners will understand the history of the English language and how that history has affected the English lexicon.
2. Learners will discuss the size of the English lexicon and understand roughly what percentage of that lexicon can be traced back to which older languages.
Programa de estudios
Plan de estudios
Sigue en plan de estudios Teacher-CreatedEstándares
Alineado con Common Core State Standards (CCSS)10 Lecciones
más de 10 semanasLección 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 roots than those used in Latin & Greek I); students choose HW,
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 will each choose a HW root/slide to investigate.
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 will each choose a HW root/slide to investigate.
60 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Otros detalles
Necesidades de aprendizaje
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
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
Learners should be able to read fluently words composed of two or more closed syllables.
Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
Nueva York Certificado de Docencia
3 Grado
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
TEACHER EXPERTISE: 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 curricula, Primer 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.
Reseñas
Curso grupal en vivo
20 US$
semanalmente o 200 US$ por 10 clases1 x por semana, 10 semanas
60 min
Completado por 226 alumnos
Videoconferencias en vivo
Edades: 10-14
4-8 alumnos por clase