by Dr. Garforth | May 8, 2020 | Phonological Fridays
What is the Schwa? According to Gina Cooke (2008a), the schwa is: “the Language Arts teacher’s nemesis: the unstressed, toneless, neutral vowel sound that is the most common sound in all of English.” Technically speaking, the schwa is an unstressed vowel sound...
by Dr. Garforth | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is a handbook that health care professionals from around the world reference for the diagnostic criteria of different disorders. It is published by the American Psychiatric Association...
by Dr. Garforth | May 4, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays, Reading Science
What is Morphological Awareness? Morphological awareness is an understanding of the morphemic patterns in words and knowledge of what the morpheme means. The English language is full of polysyllabic words that contain prefixes and suffixes to extend and expand the...
by Dr. Garforth | Apr 27, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! I hope everyone is staying safe in this time of ‘social distancing’. It is challenging for everyone in this time of uncertainty. With schools and libraries shutting their door for the foreseeable future in a measure to...
by Dr. Garforth | Apr 24, 2020 | Phonological Fridays, Uncategorized
Happy #PhonologicalFriday! This week we will discuss what Graphophonemic Awareness is. First, let us review a few key concepts: A phoneme is the smallest meaningful unit of speech. Phonemic awareness is the ability to manipulate sounds within a word. A...
by Lynn Givens | Apr 23, 2020 | Reading Science
** A guest post by Lynn Givens ** Reading is an astonishingly complex cognitive process. While we often think of reading as one singular act, our brains are actually engaging in a number of tasks simultaneously when we read. There are five components in the process...
by Dr. Garforth | Apr 20, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday! I hope everyone is staying safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you are running out of ways to keep your primary student busy at home, you should consider Garforth Education’s Primary Weekly Activity program. I use these activities at home with...
by Dr. Garforth | Apr 17, 2020 | Phonemic Awareness, Phonological Fridays
I find using analogies helpful when I am teaching. I recently shared one of the ones I have used with my students in the past with other educators and it received a positive response. The response from that conversation gave me the inspiration to write this post!...
by Dr. Garforth | Apr 6, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! I hope everyone is staying safe in this time of ‘social distancing’. It is challenging for everyone in this time of uncertainty. With schools and libraries shutting their door for the foreseeable future in a measure to keep everyone as...
by Dr. Garforth | Apr 3, 2020 | Phonological Fridays
Happy #phonologicalfriday Everyone! I hope you and your loved ones are safe during this time of Covid-19. Right now, many of us are facing the reality of having our children at home instead of at school and we are not sure how to best support their learning. This can...
