Word Family Practice 1

1..... approaches to learning have students sitting at their desks listening to the teacher or working in their textbooks. These days, however, teachers have changed their methods, and modern classrooms no longer look like this, at least not all the time. Teachers now incorporate activities into their lessons that address the learning needs of all the students. Although students each have a particular learning style that 2.... it is important to give them the opportunity to practice other learning styles as well. 3....... to a variety of activities encourages students to use different parts of their brains, thus increasing their learning potential. Students who have a tendency to work in 4....... for example, will benefit from working in small groups some of the time. Students who get used to different ways of working in the classroom will become more 5.... learners. The results will be seen in the quality of the work they do, and on their proud and happy 6..... as well.

1. Conventions         Conventional    Conventionally

2. dominance          dominates      dominant

3. Exposure            Exposes        Exposed

4. solitude            solitary          solitarily

5. confidence          confident        confidently

6. faces                facial           facially

Word Family Practice 2

Many families are interested in 1....... forms of education. Some send their children to private schools that follow certain educational methods, and others choose to 2.... their children themselves at home. Providing children with a thorough education in all subject areas can be a 3.......for homeschooling families. However, there are many places they can turn to for support. There are several homeschooling organizations that can give them guidance with this. Communicating with other homeschooling families 4..... to exchange ideas and discuss problems is an important source of support for many homeschoolers. Whether they choose formal schooling or homeschooling, parents have the 5...to make sure that their children get a good education.

1. alternative     alternatives    alternatively

2. instructor      instruct       instruction

3.concern        concerns      concerned

4.period         periodic       periodically

5.obligation      obligate       obligatory

Word Family Practice 3

Education of the gifted starts with 1....... Gifted children may show certain characteristics. For example, they may solve problems more quickly and with greater 2..... than their peers do. Once a teacher identifies a potentially gifted student, then 3.... are used to determine the giftedness of the child. Identified gifted children are placed in special classes for educational 4....... It has been observed that gifted students’ level of interest in school usually increases 5....... Gifted children who are not identified and not placed in special programs may lose interest in school and 6.... from classroom participation.

1.recognition         recognizes    recognizable

2.sophistication       sophisticated     

3.assessments         assesses      assessing

4.enrichment        enrich        enriched

5.simultaneous     simultaneously     

6.withdrawal       withdraw       withdrawn

Task 4

Complete the summary using words from the list below.

Gifted children are children with 1........ talents. Their talents may be artistic or academic. There are different levels of giftedness. The most gifted children are called 2..... gifted, but very few children are so gifted. It is more common to see 3.... gifted children, and it is easier for teachers to 4....... them. These are the children who are ahead of their 5...... but not too far ahead. These children are more likely to be 6..... from regular classes to classes where a special 7..... for the gifted is taught. When schools' 8..... programs are cut, the children appear to lose interest in school learning and their levels of 9........ decline.