Morphology: A Final Thought
In order to be prepared for academic content at the high school and college level, it is estimated that our students need to have a vocabulary of many thousands of words. Therefore, we must know how to provide explicit 'word' instruction to our ELLs. One way to do this is to examine a word's morphology. This type of instruction must be done by educators in all disciplines. Word Work or Word Play . . . it depends on the spin you want to give it . . . is critical.
In order to be prepared for academic content at the high school and college level, it is estimated that our students need to have a vocabulary of many thousands of words. Therefore, we must know how to provide explicit 'word' instruction to our ELLs. One way to do this is to examine a word's morphology. This type of instruction must be done by educators in all disciplines. Word Work or Word Play . . . it depends on the spin you want to give it . . . is critical.