Derivational Relations Stage
Description
Students at this stage are learning the meanings of words to help them spell them. This stage is 13+, middle school through adulthood.
Teaching Strategy
- Word Study
- Learning about Greek and Latin Roots
- helps students learn the spelling patterns and meanings of words
- Learning about prefixes and suffixes
- how they change the meaning of base words
- Learning about Greek and Latin Roots
Back to the Words Their Way to learn about the stages of literacy development
References
- Bear, D. R., Invernizzi, M., Johnston, F. R., & Templeton, S. (2020). Words their way: Word study for phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction (7th ed.). Harlow, United Kingdom.