There have been many claims over the years that by reading to children they will learn to read with minimal assistance. Similarly, teachers will often recommend to parents that if their child is struggling to learn to read, then they … Continued
The ultimate goal of reading instruction is for students to read with understanding. Yes, the focus of initial instruction should be on teaching sound-symbol correlations so students can decode and encode words fluently. However, instruction also needs to include understanding text … Continued
Morphemes are the smallest unit of meaning in a word and each morpheme provides either semantic (an understanding of meaning) or syntactic (set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences) information. Many English words often consist … Continued
A core component of teaching is engaging students and keeping them motivated so that they will practise skills until mastery is achieved. Use your empty Advent Calendars to create a teaching tool for providing grapheme recognition practice. Obviously, you would … Continued