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...
Happy #morphememonday everyone! I hope everyone is staying safe in this time of ‘social distancing’. It is challenging for everyone in this time of uncertainty. With schools and libraries shutting their door for the foreseeable future in a measure to...
Happy #PhonologicalFriday! This week we will discuss what Graphophonemic Awareness is. First, let us review a few key concepts: A phoneme is the smallest meaningful unit of speech. Phonemic awareness is the ability to manipulate sounds within a word. A...
Happy #morphememonday! I hope everyone is staying safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you are running out of ways to keep your primary student busy at home, you should consider Garforth Education’s Primary Weekly Activity program. I use these activities at home with...
I find using analogies helpful when I am teaching. I recently shared one of the ones I have used with my students in the past with other educators and it received a positive response. The response from that conversation gave me the inspiration to write this post!...
