Morphology instruction and SSP: Q&A

Overview

This Q&A answers questions from teachers and school leaders about morphology and systematic synthetic phonics (SSP).

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Resources mentioned in the video

Literacy Hub Phonics Progression [20:55]

Reading Science in Schools [21:16]

OCHRE – The Morphology Project [21:30]

SPELD NSW – Phonics and Morphology Scope and Sequence [21:38]

Online etymology dictionary [27:47]

Who is this video for?

Foundation to Year 2 teachers; school leaders

Questions covered in this video

How long should a morphology lesson last? [0:03]

How do I fit morphology instruction in? [0:58]

How can I support students to apply their knowledge of morphology? [2:15]

Where does morphology come into the curriculum? [3:44]

How does morphology instruction help vocabulary development? [4:44]

Is there a key point or two on what not to do with morphology instruction? [8:17]

How is morphology instruction different to structured word inquiry? [10:26]

What is meant by the terms free morpheme and bound morpheme? [12:27]

What is the difference between derivational and inflectional morphemes? [13:23]

How do you introduce Latin and Greek roots to students? [15:36]

What does intervention look like for morphology instruction? [17:30]

How do I begin teaching older students about morphology? [18:42]

What morphology resources would you recommend? [20:38]

Is it good to link morphology to SSP lessons, or is an unrelated morphology scope and sequence better? [21:59]

How do you fit morphology into an already established SSP program? [23:52]

How many morphology lessons per week? [24:51]

Should I teach older students morphology even if they are still learning the basic code? [26:21]

Where do we find information about etymology? [27:35]

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