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We love this method of learning! |
October 21, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Abbey F.
from Cleveland, TN
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Both of my children, the 12 year old "wordsmith" and the 9 year old artist, love the game we've made out of "Roots". I give them a Latin or Greek word, then some English words they may know and they try to guess the meaning. They are often able to get close to the meaning of the root word which cements their learning. We follow the directions for making color-coded cards (the artist child loves to decorate her card with pictures of the word meaning as well). It's easy to flip through the book and pick and choose the words you will do - you can pick synonyms, antonyms or words that delight a specific child. We really love this method of learning Latin and Greek roots.
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The author clearly loves the history of language |
October 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Laurie W.
from Hawthorndene, South Australia
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The author's love of the history of language is what grabs me about this program. Unfortunately I have found it tricky to convey the same passion and that has resulted in only a moderate interest from my children. My 8 year old boys are not keen on adding to their handwriting tasks, so we do best with conversations and a picture dictionary.
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My girls enjoy using English From the Roots Up |
October 17, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Krissy M.
from Rocklin,CA
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Both of my girls, 6th and 8th grade, enjoy using English From the Roots Up. We are becoming quite "rooted" in our English language as we sit together and learn. The amount of derivatives differ appropriately on the back of their flash cards according to each level of ability. We plan to review these cards each year and build upon them.
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