tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post7307280609881536537..comments2024-03-29T04:40:29.048-07:00Comments on Vocabulogic: Morphemes: Structural Clues for Word Meaning (Henry)Susan M. Ebbershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08407326546315049925noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post-70857115867689394362016-02-13T17:53:39.506-08:002016-02-13T17:53:39.506-08:00Marcia - I teach at a school for children with Dys...Marcia - I teach at a school for children with Dyslexia. We use the O-G approach and teach word structure according the methods you outlined. My sixth graders were struggling recently to remember the Latin verb roots, so I created a visual (picture) representation for each one. Suddenly, they could recall the picture that went with each one and it all clicked. My students teach me so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post-12601108807139492102010-11-11T15:42:12.105-08:002010-11-11T15:42:12.105-08:00Hi Linda,
You contributed a good deal to the succ...Hi Linda,<br /><br />You contributed a good deal to the success of the day. It was a pleasure to meet you.<br /><br />Best,<br />SusanSusan M. Ebbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407326546315049925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post-2410893320002685512010-11-10T18:29:21.011-08:002010-11-10T18:29:21.011-08:00I really enjoyed the workshop that I attended toda...I really enjoyed the workshop that I attended today at UT in Austin<br /><br />Linda DaltonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post-56023490617544665822010-06-02T20:17:16.442-07:002010-06-02T20:17:16.442-07:00Thanks, Don, I know the work that you are doing in...Thanks, Don, I know the work that you are doing in Odessa is making a huge impact on reading and spelling ability in Texas. I'm so happy that WORDS is helpful in your work.Marcia Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post-7510605404260515712010-05-24T06:13:42.413-07:002010-05-24T06:13:42.413-07:00As one who has taught your WORDS programs to stude...As one who has taught your WORDS programs to students from second grade through sixth grade, I speak from experience when I say it is definitely THE SHORTCUT to advanced reading and accurate spelling. <br /><br />Organizing decoding instruction according to "the language of origin" and directly teaching the letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns, and morphemes patterns of each Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351903652271902374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post-12476606121366097372010-03-06T14:36:39.046-08:002010-03-06T14:36:39.046-08:00Hi, Anonymous - I agree that whole language was gr...Hi, Anonymous - I agree that whole language was great for some students, but many need more explicit & direct instruction. That's where the morphology comes in as it is logical, informative, and enjoyable. It pays a triple dividend as it the word parts are useful in decoding, spelling, and enhancing vocabulary. I find knowing the morphemes also aids fluency and of course comprehension.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410214137947513393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post-44495469014951821352010-03-06T14:31:24.765-08:002010-03-06T14:31:24.765-08:00Thanks, Brandie, I'm so pleased you are able t...Thanks, Brandie, I'm so pleased you are able to use this in your class. Keep going...students love working in small groups to see who can generate the most words containing a specific root. Try spect, port, and dict next. Be sure to connect meaning to each root and see how the various words relate to the meaning.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410214137947513393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post-77326957582146969522010-03-06T08:25:20.130-08:002010-03-06T08:25:20.130-08:00I wish morphology had been in vogue when both I an...I wish morphology had been in vogue when both I and my children were in school. Whole language was useful but it created a generation of kids who could not spell and now instant messaging and texting is dumbing down our youth which makes the work that you're all doing with morphology invaluable to society. The examples in this post demonstate how logical morphology is and how easy it is to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post-19473321787859526062010-03-06T01:20:14.069-08:002010-03-06T01:20:14.069-08:00Great timing for me! It worked out that our Englis...Great timing for me! It worked out that our English text just happened to introduce rupt this week so I showed your slide and then we talked about the words. Then the next day we learned the root form, like in formal, unformed, and reformatiin and we made a web like yours and a matrix. Thanks!Brandie Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115493794020921973.post-87767717214956094902010-03-01T23:41:30.463-08:002010-03-01T23:41:30.463-08:00Thank you, Marcia. This is useful information. Tho...Thank you, Marcia. This is useful information. Thought you'd like to know that I received an email from a professor. Her teacher-ed students are using your post to study for the RICA exam (Reading Instruction Competence Assessment).Susan M. Ebbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407326546315049925noreply@blogger.com