Learning to Read and Write

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. A base word is the starting point of morphology. Morphology is the study of the smallest units of meaning in words. It is different from phonics, but just as important. In … [Read more...] about What are Base Words? A FREE Morphology Lesson

What are the subject and predicate of a sentence? Subject and predicate are two vocabulary words we can use to talk about sentences. Younger students do not need to know this vocabulary, but older students may find it helpful as they are learning about different ways to compose a sentence. The … [Read more...] about Systematic and Explicit Instruction on Recognizing the Subject and Predicate in Complete Sentences

Subordinating conjunctions are words that connect dependent clauses and independent clauses in a sentence. A dependent clause is a part of the sentence that will not be a complete sentence by itself. Independent clauses are complete sentences by themselves. However, dependent clauses are important … [Read more...] about Systematic and Explicit Instruction on Using Subordinating Conjunctions in Complete Sentences

What are transition words? Transition words help us keep our writing organized. They can put ideas and events in time order or order of importance. They can also show that we are comparing things. Transition words are a guide for the reader that helps them understand a piece of writing. Here … [Read more...] about Systematic and Explicit Instruction on Using Transition Words in Complete Sentences

What are Coordinating Conjunctions? Coordinating conjunctions are words that connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical importance within a sentence. You can use coordinating conjunctions when you have multiple subjects or verbs in a sentence. You can also use coordinating … [Read more...] about Systematic and Explicit Instruction on Using Coordinating Conjunctions in Complete Sentences

What are Adverbs? Adverbs add information to verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to tell about how, when, where, or to what degree an action or quality occurs. Adverbs are similar to prepositions because they can tell where and when an action happens. Adverbs do other jobs too. In fact, adverbs … [Read more...] about Systematic and Explicit Instruction on Using Adverbs in Complete Sentences