Morphological Awareness

Morphological Awareness

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...
#morphememonday: March 16, 2020

#morphememonday: March 16, 2020

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...
#morphememonday: January 13, 2020

#morphememonday: January 13, 2020

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...
#morphememonday: January 13, 2020

#morphememonday: December 16, 2019

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,...
#morphememonday: October 28, 2019

#morphememonday: October 28, 2019

Happy #morphememonday everyone!  This is one of my favourite weeks of the year because this week is Halloween.  In my neighbourhood, there is a scarecrow competition and lots of spooky houses.  This week, I have created a Halloween Themed Phobia Crossword puzzle for...