by Dr. Garforth | Aug 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Happy #morphememonday! I have always thought that morphology is an important, but often missed part of reading instruction. In my own teacher education program, there was not a single mention of morphological awareness. Unfortunately, my experience was not unique,...
by Dr. Garforth | Aug 23, 2019 | Phonological Fridays
Happy #phonologicalfriday! This week’s post is about a FREE screening tool available for Phonological Awareness. Reading UNESCO(2006), considers learning to read not only a basic human right but also an instrument that is necessary for achieving other rights. ...
by Dr. Garforth | Aug 19, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday! It is the time of the year that many students are starting to head back to school after summer break. This year, why not make sure students learn some new morphemes. This can be done both at home and at school. The more morphologically aware an...
by Dr. Garforth | Aug 16, 2019 | Reading Science
** A guest post by Debbie Hepplewite** The need to distinguish between consonant letters and vowel letters through teaching about ‘the alphabet’ compared to consonant sounds and vowel sounds through teaching about the ‘alphabetic code’ Teachers need to teach...
by Dr. Garforth | Aug 12, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday! Morphemes are the smallest unit of meaning in a word. Morphological Awareness refers to an understanding of these meaningful units in words. Morphological awareness is a very important piece of the literacy pie and one that is often left out in...
