Teaching Methods

Morphology Instruction teaches students to recognize the meaningful parts that make up words, such as roots, prefixes and suffixes. Morphemes

Vocabulary instruction strategies are planned methods teachers use to help students learn the meaning of words and apply them in

Language Development Practices are the everyday habits, interactions and teaching choices that help children learn to understand and use spoken

Phonics instruction is a method of teaching children how the letters of written language relate to the speech sounds they

Guided Reading is a small-group teaching approach in which a teacher works with a few students who read similar texts

Shared Reading is a teaching practice in which an adult reads a text aloud while children follow along, often with

Read Aloud Instruction is a teaching practice in which an adult reads a text out loud while students listen, pause,

Comprehension Strategy Instruction is a set of teaching methods that show students how to think actively while they read, so

Literacy Circles are small, temporary groups of students who read the same book and meet regularly to discuss it, with

Story Based Instruction is a teaching approach that organizes lessons around narrative, using characters, events, and problems to introduce facts