Amanda Wiater

2nd Grade class that loves to grow and stretch our brains. Passionate about SoR, Vocabulary, and Morphology. @goyenfoundation fellow

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

I’m. Obsessed.

This text should be in every teacher’s hand. Quick, direct, explicit…so good.

Thank you @MrZachG 🤗

[Mrs. Pallone @MrsPallone]

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[Curriculum Insight Project @CurriculumIP]

An important point about dosage, from @DTWillingham:

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

@MrsPallone LOVE!

[Mrs. Pallone @MrsPallone]

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

https://t.co/T7qvWEGXNA

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

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

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

@MrsPallone Exactly! So very true.

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

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@BenisonMrs

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

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

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

@kellygrillo @smorrisey @goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom @ClassroomWonder Love that!

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

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

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

@smorrisey @kellygrillo @goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom @ClassroomWonder Thank you! And I wholeheartedly agree. It’s such an integral piece.

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

@kellygrillo @goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom @ClassroomWonder I agree! It’s been a game changer.

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

@LindsayKemeny @smorrisey @sblackwellslpd @KellyCramerK5 look at this!

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

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!

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

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

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

Morphology in 2nd grade for the word DESTRUCTIVE

🪲identify Greek, Latin, or free base
🪲identify prefix
🪲identify suffix

@goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom @ClassroomWonder @natwexler

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

Ever wonder why FEBRUARY is spelled with that silent r? Let my 2nd graders tell you!

Connecting MEANING to the spellings of words has been a huge game changer for my class 🧠 #etymology #morphology

@goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom @ClassroomWonder @LogicofEnglish @EideDenise

[Amanda Wiater @MrsAWiater]

When your students ask, “Mrs. Wiater, let’s quick research the etymology of this word!” 🤗

@goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom @LogicofEnglish @natwexler @ClassroomWonder