Even though reading is a very complex process where we have to retrain our brain to use components that were originally designed for something else, it can be boiled down to three elements. These elements are decoding, language comprehension, and reading...
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...
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...
I.E.P or 504 PLAN ** A guest post by Diana Prowitt ** When a child needs help educationally there are two choices, a 504 Plan and an IEP. Both can provide accommodations and supports but the only one allows for special education services and specialized...
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> ->...
