February 4, 2010

Guy has given me a great list of journal articles to read and reflect on regarding morphology. I have enjoyed the first four and have found research support for including morphological instruction in reading and spelling. I am now looking to include this instruction into my classroom. I am going to try using inverted triangles as a graphic organizer to work on morphemic awareness. I will do a whole class lesson this week to introduce and model for my students. Next week is a short week for our district, so instead of a spelling unit, we are going to do some vocabulary lessons with a focus on root words and prefixes. I am axious to teach those lessons and help my students explore new and exciting words. My plan is to continue reading the articles Guy suggested and to explore ways to include morphological instruction into my daily lessons.