Does prefix have a prefix?
Students learn in a cooperative setting to identify, define, and construct words with prefixes. Students guess at initial meanings and spellings of words, correct misspellings using spelling strategies developed by their work groups, and use resources such as spell checkers and dictionaries to arrive at correct spellings and definitions. To help assess comprehension, students write sentences for each prefix group the class has worked on during the lesson. This lesson involves whole-group instruction, cooperative learning, and using online or hard copy dictionaries to confirm spelling and meaning. The formative and summative assessments require higher-level thinking from the students, such as writing original sentences with words from a list that contain prefixes rather than matching or simply identifying the words.
