Words come in all shapes and sizes, but many words that children read and hear come in word families.
What you'll need:
* Pencil and paper.
What to do:
* Give your child a word (such as add) that is found in many other words (such as addition and adding). Ask your child to think of other words that are "roots" for related words, such as compete, and ask the child to write out the related words (competition, competitor, competitive).
* Ask your child to keep a record of the "word families." See how many words made from root words your child can find in a month.
READ*WRITE*NOW Activities for Reading and Writing Fun - May 1997
