Content-Area Vocabulary Level 3--Numerical Prefixes uni- and ...
Timothy Rasinski
About the Root: Numerical Prefixes uniand unit- (pages 86–87) • When you present uni- and unit- to your students, focus their attention on the concept of “ one” or “single” in each of the words. Students do not need to know whether uni-, unit- functions as a prex or as a base in the words they work with. Remember: The goal of the roots approach is to have students look inside the word for meaning. • If students confuse the negative prefix un- with the numerical prex uni- , simply ask them ...