Morph Mastery: A Morphological Intervention for Reading, Spelling and Vocabulary A Morphological Intervention for Reading, Spelling and Vocabulary

Morph Mastery is an accessible, practical guide designed to support learners with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) who are struggling with spelling, reading and vocabulary. It is an effective, research-based and fun solution for when phonics-based teaching has run its course.

Understanding the morphological regularities in English helps to support both spelling and reading comprehension, yet there are few practical interventions that take a morphological approach. Morph Mastery combines this exciting new approach with tried-and-tested teaching methods that work. The activities in this book follow three engaging ninja-like characters, Prefa, Root and Sufa, who represent the three core components of morphology (prefixes, root words and suffixes) and use their sceptres to craft words.

Key features include:

? Exciting and engaging activities and games, designed to be used by individuals or small groups

? Detailed, curriculum-linked assessments, enabling specific target setting

? Photocopiable and downloadable activity sheets and resources

Written in a user-friendly tone, for teaching assistants, teachers and other professionals with little or no specialist knowledge, this book is a must for any school with struggling readers and writers aged 9?13.

Case Studies: Morph Mastery The Pilot Morphology and the Mastery of Language: An Introduction Spelling: Friend or Foe? Key Skills in Becoming a Morph Master Golden Rules for Becoming a Morph Master Teacher Laying the Foundations: What you Need to Know Assess – Plan – Do – Review: An Overview of Morph Mastery the Intervention Measuring, Planning and Monitoring through Assessment Using the Assessments to Plan The Lessons in Detail Games and Resources Using Morph Mastery in Class What next? Appendices

Louise Selby is a primary trained teacher with 20 years of experience in teaching and supporting learners with Special Educational Needs in mainstream schools. After a number of years of class-based teaching, support teaching and SENCO experience in primary schools, Louise spent 11 years working for Hertfordshire Local Authority as a specialist advisory teacher for specific learning difficulties across the age ranges. She also works freelance in consulting, training and assessing for specific learning difficulties and dyslexia. For more information about Louise’s work, visit her website on www.louiseselbydyslexia.com.