A feature analysis is a system of steps that lets children see how words are different and yet the same. An example of this is how animals are different.
Some animals fly, swim and some are mammals and some are pets.
They are all animals with different characteristics, but the children can still see that they are all animals. A matrix is used to see all the characteristics, and which possess which one. A drawback to feature analysis is that a hands on learner is not going to be able to touch and feel the topic. They are going to have a hard time understanding it because they can not feel it. For the most part the feature analysis is a good strategy to use in a classroom.