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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – scaffolding the teaching of multisyllabic words

Posted on 21st March 202230th May 2024 in Dyslexia, Learning to Read, Reading Difficulties, Reading Resources, Synthetic Phonics and tagged article, beginner readers, blending, How to teach multisyllabic words, long term memory, multisyllabic words, word lists, working memoryLeave a Comment

Scaffolding the teaching of multisyllabic words – simple to complex Many teachers are focused on teaching children how to sound out graphemes (spellings) and blend sounds together into words. They will even be teaching children how to manipulate phonemes in phonemic awareness activities. These are all essential underlying skills necessary for learning to read. These activities […]

Phonics vs morphology: why we need both!

Posted on 2nd August 20204th June 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Dyslexia, Learning to Read, Morphology and tagged #learning to read, article, beginner readers, early reading, how to spell tier 3 words, How to teach kids to read and spell long words, How to teach kids to spell, How to teach multisyllabic words, learning to spell, Morphology, Phonics, phonics vs morphology, spelling curriculum based words, teaching phonics4 Comments

Some time ago, I attended a course on morphology as part of my professional development. It was presented by a dyslexia organisation. At the time, I was using an excellent phonics programme (Sounds-Write) and felt I needed to develop my understanding of morphology and its role in teaching kids to read. The presenter was very […]