Elementary Morpheme Magic

PreK–23–56–8
Written By FULCRUM

Grade: 4

Curriculum: Morpheme Magic by Deb Glasser

What makes this a strong model?

  • Explicit prefix instruction with clear modeling and anchor words (e.g., dislike, difficult) to teach that “dis” and “dif” mean “not” or “absence of”

  • Opportunities for learners to apply the prefixes in multiple contexts, including passages and oral sentences, practicing words such as “discount,” “disgrace,” “differentiate,” and “disrupt”

  • Reinforced connections between morphological knowledge, decoding, encoding, and vocabulary use through student-generated sentenes with “dis” and “dif” words

Source: Gretta Harris YouTube Channel

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