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Breaking Down Words to Build Meaning: Morphology, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension in the Urban Classroom

Morphology should be something that every student should have the privilege to work with and learn in-depth.  If a child has a strong concept of morphology they essentially have a great tool for reading comprehension.  I found it interesting when reading about how they were testing second  language English speaking students. “Teaching Spanish-speaking students to recognize and use cognates (words with similar spelling and meaning in two languages, such as information and información) has the potential to be a very powerful way for students to use their first language as an asset to improve their English reading comprehension( Michael J. Kieffer, Nonie K. Lesaux).” Teaching this concept of Morphology could help students for the rest of their lives.  I even use this skill if I do not know what a word is when reading. I will definitely save this article and use it in the future when im teaching my students how to read. I found it very useful and informative.  Last semester I learned about morphology and vocabulary and it was one of my favorite topics.  Reading this article only added to my prior knowledge on the topic

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