Teaching morphological spelling knowledge
Jennifer Asha explores morphological spelling knowledge as a key component in the learning of literacy.
Morphological knowledge is the knowledge of words and word parts that give meaning to help students better interpret and spell new or unfamiliar words.
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 Etymological Knowledge.
Key Topics Covered:
- Morphological terminology
- Summary of the 4 groups of spelling knowledge
- Applying morphological knowledge: affixes, compound words, homonyms, atonyms, synonyms, contractions and idioms
- Methods for effective morphological learning