Vocabulary from Classical Roots Student Book 6 (Grade 6)

Strategic vocabulary instruction through Greek and Latin roots

Vocabulary from Classical Roots® is ideal for students mastering a growing content-area vocabulary in social studies, science, literature, and mathematics – predominantly multisyllabic Greek- and Latin-based words. Strategic instruction helps students learn to unlock the meanings of thousands of words. As students transition from learning to read to reading to learn, they will develop a useful, transferable technique to make sense out of unfamiliar words.

Skills Addressed:

• Greek and Latin roots
• Prefixes and suffixes
• Word origins and etymologies
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Analogies
• Word usage
• Word forms
• Critical thinking
• Dictionary and glossary use
• Critical thinking
• Writing
• Editing sentences
• Homophones
• Multiple-meaning words
• Parts of speech
• Spelling
• Syllables
• Test taking/assessment