by Dr. Garforth | Oct 22, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! Morphology is a wonderful thing and unfortunately it is still missing out of most curricula. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about it. This week, our prefix <in> has two definitions; I have separated them...
by Dr. Garforth | Oct 19, 2019 | Phonological Fridays, Uncategorized
Happy #phonologicalfriday everyone! Over the next several weeks #phonologicalfriday will feature guest post from Dr. Tom Nicholson, an Emeritus Professor from Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand. Teaching how to read long words by breaking them into syllables...
by Dr. Garforth | Oct 15, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays, Uncategorized
Happy #MorphemeMonday Everyone! Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to our Canadian Readers. I am thankful to all of my readers who are taking their own time to help support their students’ learning. Origin: Latin Definition: under, beneath, below; secondary Examples:...
by Dr. Garforth | Oct 8, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday! This is the first Monday of October and October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Dyslexia is a language-based specific learning disability that affects at least one in ten students. An individual with dyslexia has unexpected difficulty learning how...
by Dr. Garforth | Oct 5, 2019 | ADHD, Executive Functioning, Learning Disabilities
Inhibitory control is considered to be one of the three core executive functions. Executive functions are skills that help us control our behavior, adapt to new situations and problem solve in everyday life. Inhibitory control is sometimes referred to as self-control,...
