Last updated 26 October 2012 15:30 by NZTecAdmin
Word building (word families) (PDF, 26 KB)
The purpose of the activity
In this activity, the learners decode unfamiliar words by identifying root words and exploring the patterns that can be formed when they are changed. The purpose is for the learners to become familiar with the way in which words may be built around a root (for example, jump, jumping, jumps, jumped) to assist them in decoding.
The teaching points