Getting to the Roots of Social Studies Vocabulary Levels 6-8 [Paperback]

Expand your students' content-area vocabulary and improve their understanding with this roots-based approach! This standards-based resource, geared towards secondary grades, helps students comprehend informational text on grade-level topics in social studies using the most common Greek and Latin roots. Each lesson provides tips on how to introduce the selected roots and offers guided instruction to help easily implement the activities. Students will be able to apply their knowledge of roots associated with specific subject areas into their everyday vocabulary.Jump into essential root word practice in social studies with these engaging and creative lessons. This resource provides essential instruction, research-based lessons, and activity pages for students to explore word meaning from the roots up!

Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a professor emeritus of literary education at Kent State University and was previously director of its award-winning reading clinic. Dr. Rasinski is the author of numerous best-selling books, articles, and curriculum programs on literacy education and has co-authored many resources for Shell Education including, but not limited to,Greek & Latin Roots: Keys to Building Vocabulary,Starting with Prefixes and Suffixes,Practice with Prefixes,Vocabulary Ladders: Understanding Word Nuancesseries,Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabularyseries,Idioms and Other English Expressionsseries,Close Reading with Paired Textsseries,Rhymes for the Times: Literacy Strategies through Social Studies, as well as TCMs curriculum resourceBuilding Vocabularyseries.

Dr. Rasinski is a frequent, well-known presenter nationwide and in 2021, 2023, and 2026 was named one of the top 2% most-citied scientists in the world. His scholarly interests include reading fluency, word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle. Dr. Rasinski served a three-year term on the Board ol£Ö