Have you ever stared at a word like committee and wondered why it's spelled the way it is?
Two M's. Two T's. Two E's. It's like someone was getting paid by the letter.
Or occasion — two C's but only one S. What's the logic there?
It turns out there is logic. Each of those spellings has a reason, and the reason is morphology.
And here's what some teachers don't realize: morphology isn't just for the big, tricky words in the intermediate and upper grades. It's already shaping the spelling of the simple words your K-2 students are reading and writing every day.
In my latest YouTube video, I walk through what morphology is, why it matters for your students at every grade level, and the key concepts you need to know to start teaching it.
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