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one l michele
07-24-2008, 02:48 PM
I've found pieces of several programs I really like, before I spend the time and energy combining these to come up with my own.

Homophones Resource Book (excellent for homophones)

Spelling Plus Dictation (nice homophone checklist, really great intro to suffixes and prefixes)

Vocabulary Through Morphemes (covers prefixes, suffixes, and roots, nice hands on activities)

English From the Roots Up flashcards (most thorough I've seen for Greek/Latin roots)

Spell to Write and Read (a variety of Developing Vocabulary exercises)

I wanted to see if there is a program out there that has everything already scheduled out for me, along with tips for teaching, and possibly worksheets or flashcards.

I'm looking for a program to explore playing with words to increase vocabulary, but also have a better understanding on how words are built through a variety of exercises including compound words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, multiple meanings of words, analogies, Greek, and Latin roots?

I'm NOT looking for spelling as we are quite happy with SWR to learn to read, followed by Spelling Plus Dictation Sentences.

Any suggestions?

one l michele
07-25-2008, 09:58 AM
Do you have any wisdom to share here? Thanks :)