Core Knowledge® Foundation. The Lexile Framework for Reading. The First 4,000 Words - The Vocabulary Building Program. Online. "… so we repaired to a publick-house, took a friendly glass, and thus parted.
" — Peter Drake, Amiable Renegade: The Memoirs of Captain Peter Drake, 1671–1753, 1960 "… Warren repaired to the dining alcove off the kitchen … and ate dinner with Nina and the children, discussing their schoolwork and events of the day. " — Kevin Starr, Embattled Dreams, 2002 We are all familiar with the verb repair used as a synonym of fix. But today's word, while it is a homograph and a homophone of the more familiar repair, is a slightly older and unrelated verb. Repair, the synonym of fix, comes via Anglo-French from the Latin reparare, a combination of the re- prefix and parare ("prepare"). Repair, the synonym of go (which in English also once meant "to return"), has Anglo-French and Latin roots too, but makes its way back to the Late Latin repatriare (which means "to go home again" and is a source of the English repatriate).
Dictionary skills. By Tim Bowen A new series of worksheets by Tim Bowen.
These worksheets are aimed at training learners in dictionary use and developing their vocabulary. These worksheets are designed for use with the Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners (subsequently referred to as the MED2). All the definitions and example sentences used in the worksheets are taken from the MED2 and, although some of the tasks could be done using other dictionaries, there is a strong possibility that some answers would not be found. The worksheets are labelled Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. Level 1 introduces some basic aspects of dictionary use, such as finding the past tense of irregular verbs, finding the word class or classes of items of vocabulary (e.g. flat), and finding the main meanings of words with several meanings. Level 3 introduces more detailed work on phrasal verbs, more complex collocations and work on idioms and is intended for learners with good dictionary skills.
Developing Students' Academic Vocabulary Helps Beat Achievement Gap. At a small school district, I faced the challenge as an administrator of diminishing the achievement gap in the student scores, especially in math and science.
For example, we noticed that in science there was a 40-point gap between Hispanic students passing the test versus the number of white students passing. Having been in the classrooms and having observed teachers teaching, I knew that they were not treating Hispanic students any differently than the white students. So why was there an achievement gap?
We wrestled with this question for a while. Then one day when I was talking with my own children the problem dawned on me: I sometimes had to watch how I spoke with my own children because they would give me funny looks when I used the "big" or unfamiliar words. Sheltered Techniques & Marzano. The NOUN Song. The Building Blocks of English. Online Etymology Dictionary. English Language Roots - Prefixes, Suffixes & Syllables - PrefixSuffix.com. Word Prefixes, Suffixes & Syllables Welcome to PrefixSuffix.com!
We improved our chart-based site, adding features such as a root word search engine which gives you access to over 2,000 root words, making our site one of the most comprehensive online references of English language word roots. Also, now you can take it with you on your iPhone! Introducing the PrefixSuffix iPhone App. The left-side menu has selections that you can use to learn more about root words, and it also provides two teaching games, Rooty and Meany, both of which will test your knowledge and improve your vocabulary.
A Really Quick Primer Because you came here, you know already that a word whose meaning you don't know can be broken down into smaller parts and analyzed, a mental process students go through for vocabulary tests. Guide to Vocabulary. Run On Sentences. UW-Madison Writing Center Writer's Handbook: index. Skip navigation The Writer's Handbook Index Home » Writer's Handbook UW-Madison Writer's Handbook Introduction In this section, you will find many instructional materials we've developed for our Writing Center teaching.
However, there are limitations to these materials. Finally, handouts can give only a fraction of the customized guidance that an individual conference with a Writing Center instructor can provide. Contact Us. Schoolhouse Rock "Interjections!" Prepositions. Commas. Victor Borge: Phonetic punctuation. Punctuation is Important. How to Avoid Run-on Sentences. Schoolhouse Rock Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla. Know Your Roots: The web's largest word root directory.