by Dr. Garforth | Aug 9, 2019 | Phonemic Awareness, Phonological Fridays
Happy #PhonologicalFriday! Today we will discuss the highest level of phonological awareness, phonemic awareness. What is Phonemic Awareness? Simply put, it is the ability for an individual to focus on and manipulate the phonemes in words. ...
by Dr. Garforth | Jul 29, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday! Just as a refresher, morphemes are the smallest unit of meaning in the English language. It is important to explicitly teach students to about morphemes throughout their schooling to help develop their morphological awareness. This week, the...
by Dr. Garforth | Jul 22, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #MorphemeMonday everyone! Thanks for joining the quest in expanding our students’ decoding skills beyond the basics of sound-symbol relationships to the higher level of morphological awareness. Just as a reminder, morphemes are the smallest unit of meaning...
by Dr. Garforth | Jul 15, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays
This week you will learn about a prefix that is good to teach students once they already know several morphemes, a root that is best left for experienced students and a suffix that is one of the first morphemes you should teach. Let’s stop to review a few of the...
by Dr. Garforth | Jun 21, 2019 | Learning Disabilities
The diagnosis, Specific Learning Disorders, is technically still pretty new, but it does not mean it is a new disorder. In reality, it is the rebranding of Specific Learning Disabilities to reflect how it is perceived in the medical field and includes two significant...
