What's in this resource library?
In English, just nine prefixes account for 75% of words that use a prefix (Henry, 2003).
So let's teach them to our students!
We are pleased to introduce our high frequency prefix resource library:
- Nine, fully-scripted modules.
- Each module is made up of 10 activities to teach and consolidate knowledge.
Activities in each module include:
- definitions and etymologies of the prefixes for comprehension and spelling;
- procedural word learning writing activities;
- auditory bombardment -listening to words with the prefix in sentences;
- a highlighting activity: spotting the prefix in sentences;
- a sentence rewriting exercise requiring students to replace words with a word using the prefix;
- a sentence formulation exercise with semantic constraints;
- a divergent naming exercise: creative thinking using words with the prefix;
- a general knowledge investigation of the real world uses of words with the prefix;
- a verbal reasoning/persuasive writing exercise: generating pros and cons for arguments including words with the prefix; and
- a story-making exercise with words containing the prefix.
In short, we have prepared fully-scripted teaching materials for the nine most frequent prefixes used in English.
- Suitable for one-to-one, small group and whole class instruction,
- Teach one at a time, or cycle through different modules for spaced and interleaved practice.
- Suitable for typically developing students in Year 4, gifted younger students, and older students with language, learning, reading and/or writing difficulties.
- Download instantly in PDF and in Google Slides formats.
For more evidence-based information about morphological awareness training, read our article "What else helps struggling readers: the evidence for morphological awareness training".