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Diana Dell, Ed.S. : ddell@vp.k12.mo.usYou are not born smart…you get smart!

This self running presentation will help you achieve automaticity of 50 important words. These words contains common roots, prefixes and suffixes. When you master the spelling patterns and meanings of these words, you can apply that knowledge to help spell and understand more than 800 other words!

Each word in this presentation will change after 2 seconds. You should be able to read and pronounce the word before it disappears. When you have mastered this, you are ready to take the speed challenge. Just being able to pronounce the words is not enough. You must also know how to spell them and know what they mean.

All prefixes are in red, all roots are in black, and all suffixes are in green.

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Automaticity is the ability to effortlessly complete a task with without thinking about it. When the brain recognizes a familiar task, such as reading a word, it automatically processes the information and applies what it has previously learned. This reduces the demand on memory and allows for higher order thinking.

This means when you can read these 50 words without thinking about them, you will have more brain power!

Remember: You are not born smart…you get smart!

What is automaticity?

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antifreeze

beautiful

classify

communities

community

composer

continuous

conversation

deodorize

different

discovery

dishonest

electricity

employee

encouragement

expensive

forecast

forgotten

governor

happiness

hopeless

illegal

impossible

impression

independence

international

invasion

irresponsible

midnight

misunderstand

musician

nonliving

overpower

performance

prehistoric

prettier

rearrange

replacement

richest

semifinal

signature

submarine

supermarkets

swimming

transportation

underweight

unfinished

unfriendly

unpleasant

valuable

I need more practice!

I’m ready for the speed challenge!

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