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 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...
