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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ774544
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Sep
Pages: 6
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Learning about Word Parts with Kidspiration
Gill, Sharon Ruth
Reading Teacher, v61 n1 p79-84 Sep 2007
Knowing the meanings of common root words, prefixes, and suffixes may help students read and spell the longer words they begin to run into in the upper elementary grades. This article describes how students can use the Kidspiration computer program to quickly and easily create word webs that illustrate the meanings of common root words and affixes. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction, Morphemes, Word Study Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
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