by Dr. Garforth | Feb 17, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! Happy Family Day to all of our Canadian Readers. Last week’s prefix <en/em> was considered to be of both Greek and Latin origin and this week’s prefix <di> is also considered to be of Greek and Latin origin. ...
by Dr. Garforth | Feb 14, 2020 | Phonological Fridays
Happy #phonologicalfriday everyone! Happy Valentine’s Day too! This week we are going to continue with ideas for promoting phonological awareness with your students. Before discussing the lesson, we first should review a few concepts to make sure we are all on...
by Dr. Garforth | Feb 10, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! Here is this week’s dose of morphological awareness. Definition: in, into, make Origin: Greek and Latin Examples: embattle, employ, embolism, enveloped, encompass, encircled <en> + <joy> + <ment> = enjoyment...
by Dr. Garforth | Feb 8, 2020 | Phonological Fridays
Happy #phonologicalfriday everyone! For the next few weeks, #phonologicalfriday will be focusing on the different whole class and small group activities that can be done with students to work on different aspects of phonological awareness. This week, our focus...
by Dr. Garforth | Feb 3, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! If you are new to #morphememonday or would like a review of what morphological awareness is, please refer to this post. Definition: three Origin: Greek & Latin Examples: trillion, tripod, triceratops, trigonometry, triplicate...
by Dr. Garforth | Jan 27, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! I have just about recovered from the flu so let’s get back on track for our morpheme mission. Origin: Latin Definition: not Examples: immoral, immense, impertinent, immediate, immaculate <im> + <pure> = impure...
by Dr. Garforth | Jan 17, 2020 | Phonological Fridays, Reading Science
Happy first #phonologicalfriday of 2020 everyone! I hope you have had a good start to the New Year. I have several hopes for the new decade, and you can help me with one of them! I hope that more educators will learn about the important role phonological...
by Dr. Garforth | Jan 13, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy First #morphememonday of 2020 Everyone! I hope you had an enjoyable holiday season and the new decade has been kind to you. Let’s hope that more educators will learn about the importance of morphological awareness and make it a regular part of the...
by Dr. Garforth | Dec 16, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! I hope everyone is getting ready to take a much deserved December break. This will be the last #morphememonday for 2019! Today’s morphemes are all of Latin origin. Origin: Latin Definition: between Examples: interdigital,...
by Dr. Garforth | Dec 3, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays, Uncategorized
Happy #morphememonday everyone! I can’t believe it is December already. Where has the year gone? Now that it’s December, have you considered using this month as a teachable moment to teach the prefix <dec> discuss how the month December got its name? In...
