Lundquist-English from the Roots Up

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Catalogue #: 033
ISBN: 0-9643210-3-3 plastic comb $27.95
ISBN: 1-885942-12-5 cloth $33.95

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Description
100 Greek and Latin roots used by students in grades 2-12 for understanding the fundamentals of English and building vocabulary. While teaching second grade at Seattle's Bush School, Joegil Lundquist found that her students had difficulty
understanding large words until they grasped the Greek and Latin roots from which those words were constructed. Rather than attempting to teach the Greek and Latin languages, Joegil concentrates on teaching individual words--a practical approach
which can bring quick, solid improvement to the student's grasp of English.

EFTRU is widely used in home schooling and to prepare for SATs. Cune is selling this title to adults who wish to increase their confidence with language and especially to authors who wish to increase the precision of their writing.

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Quotes
"Just as phonics helps children figure out what words are, Latin and Greek help them figure out what words mean. Without an early working knowledge of these indispensable components of their language, children are handicapped in their ability to use words well."

"Why do we put off until it is almost too late, or never provide the opportunity to cultivate understanding of the vivid, active imagery that confers power in the use of our language?"
- From the Introduction to English from the Roots Up

Author's Bio
Joegil Lundquist lives in Medina, Washington where she publishes English from the Roots Up under her Literacy Unlimited imprint. She currently is at work on a second volume of Greek and Latin roots.

Bookseller's Note
I've known Joegil (pronounced Joe-e´-gil) Lundquist since 1965. She lived in our neighborhood in Seattle's eastside suburbs. She was trained as an actor, and she and her husband used to invite friends over for play readings. Later she taught second grade
at Seattle's Bush School where she noticed that her students were having trouble with long words, and she began to teach them Greek and Latin roots as a way of understanding the system by which many English words are composed. The students loved it. They collected the roots on notecards and were quick to interpret obscure Latin terms to their parents when the need arose.

One boy, a sixth grader, was constant trouble in his class. The boy's mother handed him over to Joegil as a project. Joegil taught the boy Greek and Latin roots. Suddenly the boy had an edge. He returned to his class and, now that he was on top of the situation, there were no more behavior problems.

We sell zillions of copies of English from the Roots Up. Many of our buyers are adults who want to improve their communication skills or writers who want to improve their use of language. Steven Schlesser, the editor of Cune magazine, has a copy which he takes along on family outings. As he is driving to the Oregon Coast with his kids he shouts out Greek and Latin roots and his children respond in chorus.

One time I sat in on a class that Joegil was giving in Seattle Pacific University for elementary school teachers. Joegil's method was to teach the same material in the same way that she did for her second graders. Yikes!! The class was hard for me. Second graders are really good at memorizing and learning new stuff. The thrust of Joegil's teaching was to reveal the consistency and simplicity behind the surface chaos of English. I came away regretting that I had missed her lessons when I was young and
devoting time to learning English. Since then I have made my way through her book, have spent time quizzing my young friends, and have found that EFTRU has done a lot to tune up my use of the language.

- Scott C. Davis

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