I am a huge fan of this program- it gives you some of the advantage of taking Latin classes without the huge time investment. I particularly love that it includes Greek roots as well.
English from the Roots Up makes learning the basic root words so simple and it can also be fun and engaging for the kids if you throw in word games along with it. I think it is a wonderful system for building vocabulary at any age.
I know some people have stated the book is a waste- to simply buy the flash cards. But for our family, creating the flash cards has been part of the learning experience. Writing the words and definitions helps the kids memorize it, and also allows them to practice their handwriting skills. They also seem to have a slightly greater interest/value when the children make them themselves. They seem less likely to misplace or mistreat something they put a great deal of time in creating. I would however suggest 4x6 cards rather than 3x5 as its a lot of information and hard to fit on a 3x5, particularly for younger students.
This is a great value- highly recommend!!
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While it hurts my soul to pay about $40 for a used book (I assume I bought a used copy based on condition it arrived in), this is a great resource for my middle school reading classroom students as one of our standards relates to the study of root words. It pairs well with the card set, but I like it for the teaching notes that are with each card. Great explanations and very useful overall. It saves me hours and hours of linguistic study and delving through the Oxford English Dictionary. Yay!
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While it hurts my soul to pay about $40 for a used book (I assume I bought a used copy based on condition it arrived in), this is a great resource for my middle school reading classroom students as one of our standards relates to the study of root words. It pairs well with the card set, but I like it for the teaching notes that are with each card. Great explanations and very useful overall. It saves me hours and hours of linguistic study and delving through the Oxford English Dictionary. Yay!
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