The  perfect length for any course, this exceptional full-color, highly illustrated  text/workbook uses a body system organization to focus on word building. This  beautifully designed visual text is a unique learning package that s a true blend of  words, art, and technology.  Word Building the  foundation for success begins with Barbara Gylys and the Body Systems Approach.  The med term  approaches and how they differ   Most  med terms books teach by memorization the whole  word approach.  Memorize  vocabulary and then try to recognize word patterns. Gylys  uses the word-building approach. First  learn the patterns of medical  words before you learn the vocabulary.  Why does  word-building work? It begins with the basics   Gylys  takes a common sense approach, by introducing word elements first:         Roots      Combining  forms      Suffixes      Prefixes    She  covers them one by one, breaking down each word part. Common  English word elements are presented  This  familiarity makes it easier  for students to learn and break apart and build  words. Students  can  use their understanding of word parts to decipher vocabulary.   Mnemonic  devices, interactive activities (in the book and on the CD)  make word-building  fun and this in turn increases retention no  more tedious memorization, students learn by breaking down and rebuilding  words!    From  my years of teaching, I found it was much easier for  students to learn word  parts directly associated with a body system (or  specialty area), and this has  been the key to my approach in all of my  texts and software products.    Barbara  A. Gylys

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