Cognates to Develop Comprehension

Read alouds  When you read aloud to your students, ask the Spanish speakers to raise their hands when they think they hear a cognate.  Stop reading and discuss that cognate  Point out the differences  Ask students to find three or four cognates and write on sticky pads

Follow up activities  Word sort: Pair students and give each pair a set of cognate cards: one card has English cognate and the other has the Spanish cognate. Example: family familia center centro radio radio class clase desert desierto magic magia gorilla gorila

Cognate Strategies Cont.  Circle Differences: Indicate which letters are different between the cognates: circle the letters.  False Cognates: Write examples of false cognates. Ex. Embarassed/embarazada pie/pie The words look alike, but do not have the same meaning!

Common Greek and Latin roots Root Meaning Origin English Spanish examples examples Aud hear Latin auditorium auditorio audition audicion Astir star Greek astrology astrologia astronaut astronauta Bio life Greek biography biografia biology biologia Dict speak, tell Latin dictate dictar dictator dictador Mit, mis send Latin mission mision transmit transmitir Ped foot Latin pedal pedal pedestal pedestal Colorincolorado.org, 2007

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