Prefix free fix – Webinar Replay
Unlock Literacy Success: Replay of the Word Cracker Webinar on new features and Literacy Intervention. We are thrilled to offer you the opportunity to watch the replay of our recent webinar, where we delved into the extensive features and functionalities of Word Cracker, an essential tool for enhancing literacy through morphological intervention. Hosted by Bill […]
-ic Endings Add ‘k’ Rule
This is a tricky spelling rule because you need to be familiar with a number of rules for it to make sense. When words end with -ic, and we add a vowel suffix that begins with e, i or y, we need to add a k. e.g. panic+ing becomes panicking. Preceding this, we recommend kids […]
St Peter’s Woodlands And Word Cracking
Why 96% of St Peters Woodlands year-one students perform at, or above, literacy benchmarks! Watch the Video and read on to discover exactly how St Peter’s Woodlands Grammar School transformed their literacy education by embedding the science of reading across the whole school, using explicit direct instruction principles and Word Cracker morphology resources and tools. […]
Word Cracking terminology
Defining the common terms you’ll see in the Word Cracking Resources In this article, we glossarise the common morphological terms you will see in the Word Cracker manual, other blog posts and videos and on the Online Word Cracker. Before we dive in, we had better explain (for newbie word nerds) why we bother teaching […]
Morphology and Spelling
Morphology and its relation to Spelling Why, when, and how to incorporate it in literacy teaching. In this article, we are going to examine the role of morphology in relation to spelling, the nemesis of many a student! We will consider its helpful role in developing spelling skills [the why we should utilize this valuable […]
Lesson 7 – Doubling Rule (Part 2)
Lesson 7 – Doubling rule (part 2) Students are taught how to deal wit… This page is for members only. If you want to check it out, it’s only $4.99 for the first month. For access to everything!
Lesson 6 – ‘ie’ endings
Lesson 6 – ‘ie’ endings Students are introduced to adding suffixes to… This page is for members only. If you want to check it out, it’s only $4.99 for the first month. For access to everything!
Lesson 5 – The ‘y’ rules
LESSON 5 – THE ‘Y’ RULES Students are taught to pattern, recognise an… This page is for members only. If you want to check it out, it’s only $4.99 for the first month. For access to everything!
Lesson 4 – ‘ue’ endings
LESSON 4 – ‘UE’ ENDINGS Students are taught to drop the ‘e’ before … This page is for members only. If you want to check it out, it’s only $4.99 for the first month. For access to everything!
Lesson 3 – The Drop ‘e’ rule
Lesson 3 – The Drop ‘e’ rule At this teaching point, student(s) are i… This page is for members only. If you want to check it out, it’s only $4.99 for the first month. For access to everything!