Today, EDVIEW360 published a brief article I wrote on the importance of integrating phonics and phonological awareness lessons with morphological awareness lessons when teaching children to read. Based on growing evidence from empirical studies, I suggest beginning to teach morphological concepts at a younger age than previously thought. Begin in primary grades, after children learn basic closed-syllable short-vowel phonics patterns, when children are learning to spell and read. Let's not wait until grade four, but rather plan lessons in first grade and beyond to dovetail orthography with morphology. Carpe diem! See my article about this topic -- and many other good articles -- at EDVIEW360.
Next week, Wednesday May 8 at 4pm Central Time, I will provide a webinar on these same topics. Sign up at EdView360 at this link: Building Reading Skills in Grades 1-4
A few months ago, EDVIEW360 recorded my podcast on helping children learn to read. Listen to the podcast at Boosting Beginning Reading (and listen to other podcasts by many and varied experts in the field).
Plus, Silvereye Learning Resources is --even as we speak -- preparing to publish a new Third Edition of my morphology curriculum, Vocabulary Through Morphemes: Suffixes, Prefixes, and Roots for Intermediate and Secondary Grades. Cover art coming soon! I am pleased to announce that this curriculum has been in widespread use for more than two decades and will soon be back in publication again.
Also, Voyager Sopris Learning has recently (2024) published a new full-color Second Edition of my interactive decodable beginner books, Power Readers (K-2) and Supercharged Readers (more advanced decodable books). The black-and-white first editions are also still available for purchase. The new edition of Supercharged Readers includes 5 additional chapter books with a greater focus on morphological knowledge. All the new books are now in color, with even more coaching tips provided in small font at the bottom of each page. To see samples or to order, go to Power Readers and to Supercharged Readers.
Cheers to all,
Susan
