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Friday, September 29 • 10:45am - 12:00pm
Mighty Morphing Power Roots! Using Generative Vocabulary Instruction in the Disciplines

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Layered on top of our everyday Anglo-Saxon English are words of Latin and Greek origin, words that are frequently used in the disciplines: math, science, social studies, and literature.  These words share roots and affixes with other similar words.  Their shared morphology allows students to use known word parts to decipher the meaning of previously unknown words.

In this session, participants will learn not only what roots and affixes might be appropriate to teach in their discipline, but also how to conduct generative vocabulary instruction to support students in their disciplinary literacy.
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Gwynne Ellen Ash

International Literacy Assoc Board of Directors, TX State University
Gwynne Ellen Ash is a professor at Texas State University who teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in elementary and middle school literacy methods, literacy assessment and Instruction for students who struggle with school based literacies, children's and young adult... Read More →

Friday September 29, 2017 10:45am - 12:00pm AKDT
Lathrop Rm 172
  3-5, English/Language Arts, Social Studies |   6-8, English/Language Arts, Social Studies |   9-12, English/Language Arts, Social Studies

Attendees (10)