The Affix and Root Cards are 132 cards with color-coded borders: orange for Latin-derived, blue for Greek-derived, and green for Anglo-Saxon. Cards have a prefix, root or suffix on one side and the definition on the other.
Recipe for Reading Affix and Root Cards
Description
This series of 132 color-coded cards is designed to reinforce students' decoding and vocabulary knowledge, A prefix, root, or suffix is presented on one side of a card and defined on the back. Green-edged cards show Anglo-Saxon prefixes and suffixes; orange-edged cards show Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes; and blue-edged cards show Greek word elements.
Skills Addressed
- Affixes and roots
- Word structure
- Etymology
Dr. Samuel Orton and Anna Gillingham were pioneers in the field of dyslexia. Their groundbreaking Orton-Gillingham approach, sometimes referred to as OG, has been regarded as the most crucial and significant reading intervention designed specifically for children and adults with dyslexia.
Recipe for Reading is a three-year phonics/reading program based on the Orton-Gillingham methodology that won’t break the bank. Sound like a win-win? Targeting struggling readers but useable for all students, the teaching materials were developed for tutors. If you have a child who is struggling with learning to read or who you suspect might have dyslexia, or if you just want a solid phonics/reading program, this is also one to consider.
As with any recipe, the Recipe for Reading program allows you to know what ingredients are needed, understand how they are to be combined, and be able to adapt the recipe to individual needs and differentiated circumstances. The research-based teaching methodology provides systematic instruction that combines phonemic awareness and phonics with fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Lessons follow a pattern (as you may expect). Sounds with examples are presented, reviewed, and reinforced. Decodable words are taught with each lesson followed by decodable sentences that can be used for both dictation and reading. Rhyming nonsense words provide a bit of fun and practice. Workbook reinforcement gives the student lots of practice. The coordinating Alphabet Series Readers provide enjoyable and ample reading practice. Everything fits together into a cohesive whole – a whole designed to be one to three years of phonics/reading instruction.
The Teacher’s Manual is essential and central to the program, as it provides an overview as well as lessons for each of the 67 sounds that make up this program. 97 lessons cover these sounds plus additional lessons on syllabication rules, prefixes, and suffixes, as well as review. Sample scripted lessons are provided, but individual lessons are not scripted; they are carefully laid out and coordinated with both workbooks and Alphabet Series Readers. This program provides the basics and leaves room for you to add creativity. It includes elements that I consider to be important – systematic phonics, lots of reading practice including words and phrases, an emphasis on learning the meaning of words as well as regular comprehension checks – but encourages flexibility, pacing geared to the child, and incorporation of multi-sensory applications.
| Product Format: | Other |
|---|---|
| Grades: | K-6 |
| Brand: | Educators Publishing Service |
| ISBN: | 9780838803240 |
| Length in Inches: | 2.25 |
| Width in Inches: | 3.25 |
| Height in Inches: | 1.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.33 |
