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The STEMS Word Study Program is a systematic vocabulary
program based on the comprehensive research in Michael Clay Thompson's Word
Within the Word series. It is designed to help students discern the meaning
of complex vocabulary across the curriculum by focusing on the Latin and Greek
roots that are embedded in the words. The STEMS approach also fosters the
following in vocabulary attainment:
- Focused "work attack" skills by learning the prefixes,
suffixes, and word roots that make up longer, more complex words
- Focused spelling instruction by focusing on the "word
chunks" that make up longer, more complex words
- A systematic presentation and assessment of the STEMS to
foster long-term memory
- An interdisciplinary look at how words are related across
the curriculum
- A regimented PSAT and SAT preparation over a 4 year time
frame
STEMS List
| Week One: ante, anti, bi, circum |
Week Two: com, con, de, dis |
| Week Three: extra, intra, inter, equi |
Week Four: intro, mal, mis, non |
| Week Five: post, pre, semi, sub |
Week Six: super, syn, tri, un |
| Week Seven: archy, ard, cide, ician |
Week Eight: itis, aqua, audi, bell. |
| Week Nine: cap, cise, bio, auto |
Week Ten: port, scribe, logy, dict |
| Week Eleven: cred, cent, neo, ad |
Week Twelve: cede, miss, centri, biblio, anthropo |
| Week Thirteen: homo, spect, fer, duct |
Week Fourteen: pend, micro, hydro, photo |
| Week Fifteen: pan, penta, tele, vid |
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