The process of adding letters to the beginning or ending of words to make new words is called morphology. Words are morphed into new words using affixes. Additions to the beginning of root words are called prefixes and at the end are suffixes. Here is a breakdown on the spelling, …
Read More »Improve reading skills with this phoneme and grapheme guide
An effective way to improve students’ spelling and reading skills is to give them phoneme and grapheme practice. This involves making them aware of sounds made in words and the letters that are used to represent these sounds. An example is the /k/ sound being represented by a ‘c’ in …
Read More »10 Simple things to know about a phoneme or each sound in a word
Listen carefully to each sound made in the word bat. Each sound that you hear is called a phoneme. A phoneme is the smallest sound in a word. Phonemes are separate from spelling so the focus is on speaking and listening. A phoneme is different in many languages. When you …
Read More »Alphabet: 7 simple things to know about letters and sounds
Good readers know the alphabet like the back of their hands. They don’t stop to think about the look or sound of each letter before putting them together to make words. Singing it fluently comes easily without fumbling around L M N O P. Also, identifying the letters and knowing …
Read More »5 senses and creating imagery with words
How do we describe images in our heads using language? Try describing a great cereal to a friend. e.g. “The cereal is colourful, crunchy, has a fruity aroma, a sweet flavour and best enjoyed with cold milk.” In this example, images are painted using words that appeal to the 5 …
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