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 8, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday! This is the first Monday of October and October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Dyslexia is a language-based specific learning disability that affects at least one in ten students. An individual with dyslexia has unexpected difficulty learning how...
by Dr. Garforth | Sep 30, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays, Uncategorized
Can you believe this is the 12th #morphememoday!?! Thank you for joining me on my morpheme movement! The importance of explicitly teaching morphology is missing from the majority of today’s classrooms. This week we will be focusing on the Greek combining form...
by Dr. Garforth | Sep 16, 2019 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday Everyone! I hope everyone is settling nicely back into a routine now that school has started again. While I enjoy the break from routine in the summer, I find I am more productive when things have a bit more of a schedule. Origin: Old English...
by Dr. Garforth | Aug 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Happy #morphememonday! I have always thought that morphology is an important, but often missed part of reading instruction. In my own teacher education program, there was not a single mention of morphological awareness. Unfortunately, my experience was not unique,...
