by Dr. Garforth | Apr 2, 2020 | Fine Motor Skills, Skill Development, Uncategorized
It is SPRING at last! I love spring because it is the perfect time to go outside and do some different activities. There have been several articles I have seen recently about the decline educators, and other professionals are seeing in fine motor skills. Spring...
by Dr. Garforth | Mar 30, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Throwback to our first #MorphemeMonday! blog post… You may be wondering what exactly #MorphemeMonday is: it is simply a day to bring awareness about the importance of morpheme instruction to parents and educators out there. Technically speaking, morphemes are...
by Dr. Garforth | Mar 27, 2020 | Phonological Fridays
Happy #phonologicalfriday! This week’s focus is on voiced and unvoiced (voiceless) sounds. No discussion about phonological awareness is complete without a discussion about the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds. Technically speaking, a voiced sound is a...
by Dr. Garforth | Mar 26, 2020 | ADHD
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder. This means ADHD has to do with how the brain functions. It can affect a person’s emotions, learning ability, and or self-control. There are three different subtypes of ADHD:...
by Dr. Garforth | Mar 20, 2020 | Phonological Fridays
It’s official, #phonologicalfriday is now a thing! #phonologicalfriday is a day every week to help bring evidence-based best practices for reading instruction related to Phonological Awareness to anyone who wants to learn more about it. This post will discuss what it...
by Dr. Garforth | Mar 19, 2020 | IEP
When you first learn about Individualized Education Plans or IEPs, they can seem very overwhelming and stressful. However, like most scary things, the more you learn about what they are, why people have them, and what they look like, IEPs get a little less scary, and...
by Dr. Garforth | Mar 16, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy 30th #morphememonday everyone! Instead of focusing on a prefix, root, and suffix, this week we are going to focus on the black sheep of the affix family, the connector vowel. Now like the black sheep of any family, some of the information out there...
by Dr. Garforth | Mar 13, 2020 | Phonological Fridays
Phonology vs. Phoneme vs. Phonics While phonology, phoneme and phonics all stem back the Greek combining form <phon> or <phono> meaning sound, it is important for educators understand the difference between them and when instruction in each is appropriate....
by Dr. Garforth | Mar 9, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! Can you believe, that next week, it will be the 30th #morphememonday post?!? Definition: not, in Origin: Latin Examples: illegal, illustrious, illiquid, illusive, illicit <il> + <lit> + <er> + <ate> = illiterate...
by Dr. Garforth | Feb 24, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! This week we are focusing on Latin morphemes. Definition: much or many Origin: Latin Examples: multichannel, multifactor, multigenerational, multivariable, multisensory <multi> + <media> -> multimedia <multi> +...
