Prefix re- Repetition
Practice adding re- to verbs to indicate repetition: redo, rewrite, refill.
Session summary (SOAP)
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Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Give the base verb and ask for the re- word, rather than the other way round. Producing rewrite from write is generation; recognising rewrite is not. Then ask for a re- word that is not on the list, which is the test of whether the pattern is available. Rewind is the interesting one — the base is not a verb most children use alone, and the meaning is backward rather than simply again. Eight minutes covers the twelve.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentPresent the item and wait 5 seconds of quiet before helping.Log as correct
- HintStress the part of the sentence that changes, or point to the word ending.Log as cued
- Sentence starterSay the first half of the sentence and let the student finish it.Log as cued
- ModelSay the correct form in the whole sentence; the student repeats it.Log as cued
Adjust it
Give a sentence starter every time, and do fewer cards.
Ask for a new sentence of the student's own with the same form, with no card to lean on.
Matching IEP goal
Given sentence cards, Student will produce the target grammatical form in sentences in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than an indirect cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Twelve words built on re- meaning again: redo, rewrite, refill, replay, rebuild, reread, restart, retell, repaint, reuse, rewind, recheck. Every base is a common verb the student already owns, which is what makes re- the best prefix to teach first — the meaning is transparent and the payoff is immediate.
What to listen for
Watch for over-application to words that only look prefixed. A student who decides read means to ad again has the strategy running too eagerly, which is a good problem and easily corrected. Notice whether the student uses re- in their own speech afterwards — a child who says can I redo it has generalised.
Carrying it home
Re- words appear whenever something has to be done twice. Naming it — you're going to redo it, we'll refill that — takes no time and supplies the pattern in a real context.
What's in this activity
- redo = do again
- rewrite = write again
- refill = fill again
- replay = play again
- rebuild = build again
- reread = read again
- restart = start again
- retell = tell again
- repaint = paint again
- reuse = use again
- rewind = wind back again
- recheck = check again
Questions
- What grades is this for?
- First through fourth, usually the first prefix taught explicitly.
- Do I need an account?
- No, all twelve words play free.
- Why start morphology with re-?
- Because the meaning is consistent and the base words are already known. A child who knows write can get rewrite without being taught it, which makes the pattern obvious quickly.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.