In this session, participants will become familiar with the structure of English words. Prior to instruction, phonemic awareness is a critical component in learning to read. After gaining this awareness, students must apply the alphabetic principle as they learn to read and spell. More than 90% of English words come from three language origins - Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek. Letter-sound correspondences (phonics), syllable patterns, and morpheme patterns (the meaningful parts of words such as prefixes and suffixes, Anglo-Saxon base words and Latin and Greek roots) differ depending on the word origin. These factors influence vocabulary, fluency and comprehension instruction. Numerous instructional strategies and activities will be presented.

Recommended reading for this workshop is:
Unlocking Literacy: Effective Decoding and Spelling Instruction, Second Edition 2nd Edition, available at Amazon.com

Dyslexia: What Every Family Should Know, a workshop for parents and community members, will be held on 10/19/15, 6:00 - 7:30 pm at the Eastern Avenue branch of the Davenport Library. No registration is required.

Instructor: Dr. Marcia Henry
Contact: Dr. Cindy Lewis, MBAEA

Location: Muscatine AEA office
Session: 6791
Date: 10/19/15
Time: 8:30 - 11:00

Location: Bettendorf AEA office
Session: 6792
Date: 10/20/15
Time: 8:30 - 11:00

Location: Clinton AEA office
Session: 6793
Date: 10/20/15
Time: 1:00 - 3:30