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Building Word Webs through a Collaborative Approach

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Orthography:  Morphology, Etymology , Phonology .  Searching beyond the word:  understanding how and why words  are related in  meaning and spelling. Round Table Word Webs is a collaborative activity that can support and guide young learners to fully understand the significance of identifying the meaning of the word to discover the spelling. This learning activity has been used with a variety of age groups and can be adapted to any level.  Please click on this link  to read more. Students build a word web for the base <pack>. Students creating a word web for the base <hope>. Students recording their theories and ideas for a 'work in progress' class word web for the base <light>. A published, but not completed, word web indicating the origin of the base <heal>.

Orthography in the Early Years: Investigating the underlying structure of English words to support essential reading, writing and spelling development

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Orthography in the early years ...Is that possible?  ...Is that  an essential part  of children's learning in the early years? ...Why would I teach such a concept to young children? Please refer to the blog post: Can you teach morphology to young children?