I just spent several hours developing a unit study that could be used for students at the secondary level. It’s been awhile since I taught medical terminology, but I found, at the time, that there were several ways to help students really fuse the learning of the new terms with medical science.I initially spent some time on the review of basic Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes used in medical terminology.
The students practiced pronouncing the words and combining the basic roots with different prefixes and suffixes to form new words. So that the students could fully appreciate the topic at hand, we used diagrams, audiovisual aids and discussed medical laboratory tests, x-rays and clincial applications where the medical terms would be used. The students then independently studied diagrams and a select a list of relevant medical terms matched to the body system or medical topic being presented.Flash cards work well in helping to learn the new language. This is particularly true for students who are now older but worked with the classified reading cards when they were younger. A concentrated study of the Greek and Latin word elements is also useful for those preparing to take ACT and SAT tests.
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Heidi
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