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 | 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 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 | 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...
by Dr. Garforth | Nov 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Happy #morphememonday! Origin: Greek Definition: self Examples: automotive, automation, autonomic, authentic, autoinfection <auto> + <bio> + <graph> + <y> = autobiography <auto> + <arch> + <y> = autoarchy <auto> +...
by Dr. Garforth | Oct 19, 2019 | Phonological Fridays, Uncategorized
Happy #phonologicalfriday everyone! Over the next several weeks #phonologicalfriday will feature guest post from Dr. Tom Nicholson, an Emeritus Professor from Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand. Teaching how to read long words by breaking them into syllables...
