We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Putting Two and Two Together: Middle School Students' Morphological Problem-Solving Strategies For Unknown Words.
- Authors
Pacheco, Mark B.; Goodwin, Amanda P.
- Abstract
The article discusses how middle school students use morphemes, or units of meaning within a word, to conclude the meaning of an unknown word and what teaching methods can be used to promote this. The authors note that many students use morphological knowledge, or awareness of a root word's meaning, along with morphological awareness, or the ability to relate a morpheme to a word's meaning, to improve their vocabulary, spelling, and reading comprehension. Particular attention is given to how this learning strategy is used by English language learners (ELs) as well as on a study of effective teaching methods for U.S. middle school students.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MORPHEMICS; TEACHING methods; ENGLISH language education in middle schools; VOCABULARY; SPELLING ability; READING comprehension; LIMITED English-proficient students; MIDDLE school students
- Publication
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2013, Vol 56, Issue 7, p541
- ISSN
1081-3004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/JAAL.181