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Prefixes “Ante-” (Latin) meaning before, or infront of, as in “antebellum,” which means occurring or existing before a war. “Dia-” (Greek) meaning apart or opposite, as in “diagonal,” which means a straight line joining two opposite corners. “Epi-” (Greek) meaning upon or after, as in “epicenter,” which means the central point of something. “Peri-” (Greek) meaning around, as in “perimeter,” which means the boundary around something. “Pro-” (Latin) meaning before, forward, or in favor of, as in “progress,” which means forward movement toward a destination.

Suffixes “-acy” or “acity” meaning having the quality of, as in “audacity,” which means the having the quality of taking bold risks. “-chrome” meaning pigment or color, as in “monochrome,” which means a painting or drawing in one color. “-itis” meaning inflammation, as in “bronchitis,” which is an inflammation in the bronchial tubes. “-fold” meaning mulitplied by, as in “tenfold,” which means ten times as great. “-ous” or “-ose” meaning posessing or full of, as in “porous,” which means full of pores.

Root Words “Duco” (Latin) meaning to lead, as in “aquaduct” or “deductive” “Jecto” (Latin) meaning to throw, as in “interject” or “trajectory” “Mal” (Latin) meaning evil, as in “malediction” or “malignant” “Rupt” (Latin) meaning to break, as in “interrupt” or “rupture” “Tract” (Latin) meaning to pull, as in “tractor” or “intractable”

Reading Vocabulary Phonemic awareness -  listeners are able to hear, identify and manipulate phonemes, the smallest units of sound that can differentiate meaning. Automaticity -  the ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low-level details required, allowing it to become an automatic response pattern or habit. Text structure - how the information within a written text is organized.