Teaching etymological spelling knowledge
Jennifer Asha briefly explains etymological spelling knowledge and its importance in the teaching of spelling. English can be a welcoming language as many English words have roots in different languages. Etymology is the study of that. The goal for teaching the historical and language origins of words is for students to gain a deeper awareness of words and their spelling.
This is part of a series created by Jennifer Asha on the 4 types of spelling knowledge and the other videos can be found here: Phonological Knowledge, Visual Knowledge and Morphological Knowledge.
Key Topics Covered:
- What is etymological knowledge?
- Summary of the 4 groups of spelling knowledge
- Pedagogy of how etymological knowledge can be taught in the classroom
- Examples of books with titles with words that derived from other languages.