| MORPHOGRAPHS
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MORPHOGRAPHS
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Morphographs is a direct instruction program to help students develop vocabulary and spelling skills. The program teaches a variety of morphographs (prefixes, suffixes, and word bases)and a small set of rules for combining morphographs.
Because the morphograph is a unit of meaning, the morphographic analysis taught in Spelling Through Morphographs provides a natural point of departure for teaching skills related to word meaning and structure.
The program:
• allows students to explore spelling and vocabulary simultaneously
• provides a basis for teaching word histories
• reduces confusion about words that are pronounced the same and provide a basis for using the appropriate word in context
• reinforces basic parts of speech because some morphographs signal particular parts of speech
Program Features:
• Clearly sequenced instruction, based on reliable rules, enables students to spell thousands of words.
• Lessons teach the meanings of common morphemes(word parts) to boost vocabulary skills.
• A powerful strategy focused on word structure improves students’ ability to decode multisyllabic words
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