major concepts of beginning word study
Use the posters to take notes on the lecture. In this video segment, Dr. Paratore presents and discusses the research-based principles of effective word study instruction. The lecture focuses on three areas of word study in grades K-2: emergent literacy, phonics, and reading accuracy and fluency. All three areas provide the foundation for learning to read and write.
Latin and Greek Roots. An effective strategy for vocabulary building is to learn word parts to decipher the meaning of unfamiliar words. Word parts consist of common Latin and Greek roots as well as prefixes and suffixes.