Engage with key tools and techniques used to build powerful morphological and phonics knowledge
Our students must learn prefixes and suffixes as well as letter-sound correspondences. How exactly do you fit this into the day? Is it possible to teach both in the same lesson?
Well, phonics and morphology have a very tight relationship - theirs is a love story of interdependence. When students over-rely on sounding out and don’t think about the morphemes in a word, they can be left with justifiable confusion about the spelling of some words.
Spelling errors like iz (is), pax (packs) or akshun (action) can be cleared up by not only studying a wider range of letter-sound correspondences but also by learning about the building blocks of words, as the morphology of a word influences which letters are used to spell it.
If this is something you’ve been wanting to explore, then this workshop is a great place to start!
Phonics and Morphology: A love story
- Section 1 - Introduction (3:46)
- Section 2 - Morphology - Structure (17:27)
- Section 3 - Morphology - Structure (9:51)
- Section 4 - Morphology - Families (4:49)
- Section 5 - Tying Phonics and Morphology Together (8:16)
- Section 6 - A Teaching Routine (1:40)
- Section 7 - Adding Etymology into the Mix (7:46)
- Section 8 - Phonics and Morphology - A Love Story Concluded (12:53)
Once you've finished the Phonics and Morphology: A love story workshop, you may be interested in this full overview of Word Inquiry
Talking words with wordtorque
learn to engage students in building their understanding of how ‘words work’ at the same time you build their knowledge and skills
This introductory workshop is an overview of English orthography along with lots of straightforward ideas about how you can study it with your students in order to build their vocabulary, spelling, decoding and critical thinking skills.
