Why hasn’t KNOWLEDGE BUILDING CURRICULUM received as much traction or publicity as phonics?
Read on to find out some great arguments Natalie Wexler makes in her new book!
#knowledgematters#knowledgebuildingcurriculum#curriculummatters
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I will continue to shout this from the rooftops: it all comes down to providing our Ss w/ knowledge!
It is VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE to teach critical thinking skills w/o KNOWLEDGE
This book is gold. Thank you @natwexler for sharing your expertise 💗
@SoRclassroom@KnowledgeMatrs
Using our #morphemes to help us accurately spell words. English is morphing-phonemic, so as teachers we must BOTH instruct at the phoneme level AND morpheme level.
@UFLiteracy@goyenfoundation@SoRclassroom
Steps 1-3 of our vocab. routine for the word AGGRESSIVE with our new suffix:
🐜intro word
🐜kid friendly def.
🐜morphology
Then:
🐜sentence
🐜ex and non ex
🐜Ss use in a sentence
@goyenfoundation@SoRclassroom @ClassroomWonder
Edit: just a reminder that teaching can be messy and isn’t perfect! I feel like I have a decent handle on incorporating morphology but still forget what morphemes I’ve taught and the cards I have 🤪
Don’t expect perfection out of the gate. Your kids will still benefit!
That moment when your students ASK you to teach them a new morpheme 🤗
Changing my teaching to reflect the science of reading was the single BEST decision I have ever made as an educator 💗
@goyenfoundation@SoRclassroom
Morphology in 2nd grade for the word DESTRUCTIVE
🪲identify Greek, Latin, or free base
🪲identify prefix
🪲identify suffix
@goyenfoundation@SoRclassroom @ClassroomWonder @natwexler