Vocabulary And Word Study: Reading And Language Arts Terms Explained

Plain-language definitions of every vocabulary and word study term your child meets in school, each with kid-friendly explanations, worked examples, and common mistakes to watch for.

Reference materials

Reference materials are books, digital tools, and other resources that people use to quickly find facts, meanings, spellings, and other information, instead of reading straight through from beginning to end.

Root word

A root word is the basic part of a word that carries the main meaning and can have prefixes or suffixes added to change or expand that meaning.

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