Ages: 9-13
Grades: 4-8

Learning the various ways words enter the English language helps students build a rich, flexible vocabulary. Written in the successful format of the Spotlight series, the book has:

• age-appropriate, curricular vocabulary
• gradual progression in difficulty to build student success
• light demands for spelling and writing
• a pretest/posttest

Appealing, one-page lessons in a variety of formats, teach students:

• that many words in English came from other language and cultures over many years
• to identify members of word families and use them correctly
• to identify blended, compound, and clipped words
• to match acronyms and their meanings
• to connect eponyms (words that come from the names of people or places) with their origins
• to recognize and use differing regional and cultural vocabulary

40 pages • 8.5 x 11, softcover • ©2005