Language Arts Skills Index
The Language Arts and the Math and Science Skills Indexes are designed to help you integrate the TV411 videos, web lessons, and print downloads into your classroom's curriculum. Use the dropdown menu below to browse the full catalog of our language arts materials by the skill or content area they address.
| Type | Description | Skill/Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video |
Video: Newspaper Stories Dennis Franz gives a tip on reading a newspaper article. |
News, Understanding the |
| Type | Description | Skill/Content |
|---|---|---|
| Lesson |
Prefixes Say Plenty How do you buy fish at the market? Precooked? Deboned? Defrosted? Even when you’re shopping for seafood, prefixes come in handy. |
Prefixes and Suffixes |
| Lesson |
Suffixes Are you joyful or joyless? A realist or a realtor? What a difference that little suffix makes! |
Prefixes and Suffixes |
| Print Lesson |
Understanding Hard Words Click on the title to download the worksheet. |
Prefixes and Suffixes |
| Video |
Video: Prefixes Question Man (Joey Kola) shops for pre-cooked shrimp and prefixes. |
Prefixes and Suffixes |
| Video |
Video: Suffixes Question Man (Joey Kola) asks his girlfriend about suffixes and commitment. |
Prefixes and Suffixes |
| Type | Description | Skill/Content |
|---|---|---|
| Lesson |
Strategies for Better Reading Reading, just like playing a sport, improves with practice. Good readers use strategies, or techniques, that help them understand and remember what they’re reading. |
Reading Comprehension |
| Lesson |
Truth in Advertising Ads are always trying to sell you something—phones, cars, even politicians. Election posters and print ads are great for testing your reading skills. |
Reading Comprehension |
| Lesson |
Using Context Clues When you run across a word that seems indecipherable, there are ways to help you figure out its meaning. |
Reading Comprehension |
| Lesson |
Parts of a Newspaper Is reading the newspaper a heavy job? A few simple reading strategies can lighten the load. |
Reading Comprehension |