Last month I spent a lot of time talking about prefix, suffixes and root words. This is one strategy I use to improve vocabulary. As I was updating my popular, Wordmaking Toolkit last fall, I realized that I wanted more visuals to to help solidify these concepts for my clients. When approaching vocabulary and affix instruction, there […]
Prefix, Suffix and Root Word Resources
A few years ago, I posted my favorite online activities and other activities for working on prefix, root words and suffixes. I’m excited to share an updated list of resources for teaching prefix, suffix and root words. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Affiliate links help blogs earn a little bit of […]
How I do It: Teach Prefixes and Roots
Like me, you already know that teaching prefix and roots can help improve vocabulary. Do you ever wonder how much to teach-or worry that you are just doing the same things as the language arts teacher? What specific skill set do we bring in as speech language pathologists when thinking of vocabulary? That’s the question I’m […]
