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...
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...
