by Dr. Garforth | Jul 7, 2020 | Reading Science
Simply put, phonics instruction is teaching someone the relationship between the speech sounds (phonemes) in our spoken language and how they relate to the letter or letters (graphemes) of the alphabet. Technically speaking, this is considered to be graphophonemic...
by Dr. Garforth | Jul 6, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! Can you believe that today marks the one year anniversary of #morphememondays!?! I created #morphememonday as a response to an article I read about the importance of morphological awareness. As I was reading the article, I remember...
by Dr. Garforth | Jun 30, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! I hope you are doing well. This week we are going to discuss a French suffix for a change. Origin: Latin Definition: to, toward Examples: adjacent, adhesive, adjective, advice, adverb <ad> + <mit> ->...
by Dr. Garforth | Jun 26, 2020 | Phonological Fridays
Happy #phonologicalfriday everyone! I hope you are doing well. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I like to find logic in the English language. I think it is important that educators can tell students why things are spelled a certain way. A few...
by Dr. Garforth | Jun 22, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememonday everyone! Can you believe we are coming up to the anniversary of #morphememondays? The first #morphememonday was July 8th 2019 and we have covered so much since then. Origin: Latin & Greek Definition: forward, in favor of, before Examples:...
by Dr. Garforth | Jun 15, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays
Happy #morphememoday everyone! I hope you are having a great day. For anyone new to morphology, you can learn more about what morphemes are here. This week we are featuring an Old English prefix, twin Latin roots, and a Greek suffix. Origin: Old English Definition:...
