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In December of 2018 I completed my EdD program by defending my dissertation. Liberty University published my dissertation in their portal and since then it has been downloaded 667 times. Pretty cool to see how it has been accessed all over the world.

The paper itself is a work in progress. I know more now than when I wrote and researched morphology instruction and reading comprehension in 2018 and I hope to follow up with some action research based on what I have been doing in my classroom.

Learning is never complete.

"You never step in the same river twice."

Are you wanting to learning more about reading and writing? PaTTAN offers some great professional development and this Literacy Symposium is free!

I am already registered and am looking forward to hearing from some of my favorite speakers as well as some new names.

From Pam Kastner:

IT’S LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Registration for the PaTTAN Literacy Symposium is LIVE!!! 72 OUTSTANDING virtual Literacy Professional Learning sessions all FREE June 11-13, 2024! Just 104 days away!

Keynote presentations from: Dr. Holly Lane, Kareem Weaver, and our endnote speaker is Dr. Anita Archer!!! The PaTTAN Literacy Symposium is FREE!

All you need is a PaTTAN account, also free! The link to a folder with all the details for creating a PaTTAN account can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HYNgxxO7NFeocL5K7lR3Byuj6Lvh7VMa?usp=sharing

Already have a PaTTAN account? You are all set to register!!! Registration link to the PaTTAN Literacy Symposium can be found here:

https://www.pattan.net/Events/Conferences/Course-3307/Events/Session-39302

All sessions will be recorded and will be found on the PaTTAN Youtube channel and the PaTTAN Literacy Resource Hub where you will find all recordings from our 2020 and 2022 Literacy Symposiums and sooooo much more!

Link here: https://sites.google.com/pattan.net/pattan-literacy

Symposium Strands:
- Science of Reading
- Foundational Skills
- Language Comprehension
- Written Language
- Literacy in Secondary Settings
- Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
- Administrative Leadership and Coaching Support
- Culturally Responsive Literacy
- Addressing Learning Differences

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Don't know where to start with word study? We can help. Contact us at Tutoring to Go.

Summer is closing in on us here in the States. Fortunately, word study is always going on for those of us at Tutoring to Go!

Please check out Danny Bate over on Twitter/X. He does a great job explaining the evolution of words. Here is a recent tidbit on the word . Enjoy this morsel!

Danny Bate on Twitter “The adjective 'thorough' developed in Early Modern English out of the preposition and adverb 'through'. A legacy of their earlier joint history, with the spelling of 'thorough' but the meaning of 'through', survives today in the word 'thoroughfare'.”

Librarians should be in charge of everything.

Shout-out to all those going back to the classroom!

Something to ponder while you are waiting in long lines today or sitting at home with something warm to drink.

I don't know about you but sometimes I feel like I'm speaking another language, or at least an offspring of English. Have you ever used the term “That is my Achilles heel” or “She seems to have the Midas touch” only to be looked at like the three-headed dog Cerberus? I will admit that I try to intentionally use mythological connections, Aesop's Fables, and other common idioms in my classroom whenever possible. The rich conversation that ensues is always delightful. And yet, a little bit of my heart grows a little sadder as more and more students don't seem to have a connection to any of these things.

When I taught fourth grade ELA, we read a story that included the phrase ‘a Midas touch’. The students didn't seem to have any connection to this so of course we had to talk about Midas, read the story, and make connections to the book The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling. Later in the school year there was a mini unit on mythology in our textbook that I supplemented quite a bit. Any guess on what the students favorite unit was?

Mythology covers plot development with engaging characters, incredible plot twists, and highly imaginative settings. It is a stepping stone into rich literature and common phrases in many people's venacular and yet many students are ignorant of even mainstream myths. I think we can change that, one story at a time.

I came across an exciting podcast on Spotify that I wanted to share. “Mythology” by Parcast Network does a phenomenal job on giving different perspectives about some myths that we think we know and teaches about lesser known myths. If you feel that it's not appropriate for your students because of the age or other factors, at the very least I would encourage adults to listen. I hope you enjoy these as much as I have.

The Spotify introduction:
“Myths endure for a reason. This episodic audio drama brings ancient myths to life for the modern audience. Each episode presents exciting stories and analysis of ancient myths history and origins, giving insight into how our ancestors saw the universe. Mythology releases a new episode every Tuesday. Mythology is a Spotify original from parcast.”

Teaching kids how the English language brings enduring understandings. These pictures show what 5th through 8th graders are doing in public schools.

A few takeaways from my evening Morphology Lab session:

*Try 1 thing and build from there. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
* Use ‘before’ and ‘after’ instead of ‘beginning’ and ‘end’ to describe prefixes and suffixes.
* Don’t wait until you know everything. The kids are ready, even if you feel you aren’t.

Resources:
* Unlocking Literacy by Marcia Henry
* classes/resources by Gina Cooke
* Lanuage Lessons at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Tutoring-To-Go