Description
Struggling secondary readers do not need to spend time memorizing a long list of suffixes; they simply need to know these most common suffixes. These make up about 93% of all words that use suffixes.
Suffixes included: s, es, ed, ing, ly, er, or, ion, tion, able, ible, al, ial, y, ness, ity, ty, ment, ic, ous, eous, ious, en, ish, ive, ative, itive, ful, less, est.
Contents:
This (117-usable pages!) multi-sensory learning kit includes:
- a lesson plan with a proven routine for teaching suffixes,
- 2 student-use notebook posters – quick reminders of spelling changes with suffixes and the functions of suffixes (in color and in grayscale),
- 30 printable suffix cards – formatted to print on common tear-apart business cards for easy manipulative creation,
- 31 suffix half-posters – a suffix explanation page and 30 pages with the suffix, meaning, and example words on each; 2 designs,
- 30 interactive mini-posters – half sheets with a suffix, meaning, and space for students to create word lists,
- 186 words that use these suffixes – formatted to print on common tear-apart name badge sheets for easy manipulative creation; use for sorting and decoding,
- 8 additional pages of word lists – multisyllabic words to continue implementation of suffixes, for your reference or for students to solve,
- suffix addition worksheet – practice or assessment page,
- and 5 large posters – suffix explanation, suffix spelling chart and flowchart, creating plurals page, and explanation of suffixes with parts of speech; two designs and 2 sizes – 8.5″X11″ and 11″X14″
These all add up to an easy-to-implement, multi-sensory way to teach students these common suffixes in a way they will remember them!
Middle school and high school struggling readers become striving readers when they can successfully sound out long words. Focusing on suffixes is the perfect way to bridge from decoding with chunking (syllables) to decoding with a focus on meaning. This allows fluency to contribute to comprehension.
This product aligns with Wilson Reading System(R) Books 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, and 11. It also aligns with Take Flight curriculum by Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders at Scottish Rite for Children.
Also, this product supports reading grade level text and addresses Texas Reading Elective TEKS B.2.c.
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