alternative education

Teaching Writing and Reading for Students with Challenges
Teaching Vocabulary and Word Development Strategies

Angela Rickford, Ph.D.
Professor, Special Education
San Jose State University

~ Module 17, Session 2~
Activity 1

Directions: Working individually first, respond to the question below. Then share your responses with your small group. Look for areas of similarity and differences in your responses.


Discuss the history of English words from the perspective of the three big strands from which words were derived--Anglo-Saxon, Romance, and Greek. Give your own examples of six words derived from each strand.

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