Videos

Ever asked yourself why a word is spelled the way it is? We have, too! Check out this video of how we investigate the history of a word to help us understand its spelling.

When you encounter a word you don't know, investigate it, and spell it out!

Learn how word families are a lot like human families.

English spelling makes sense. It is orderly. It is based on meaning. Let's teach it that way!

Let's look at the word action!

Let's look at the base ease. Thanks to etymonline.com & http://www.neilramsden.co.uk.

Grammar is important, friends.

This one video says so much about what is wrong about literacy instruction and intervention in our schools today.

Jen Petrich, PhD discusses the importance of learning the structure, history, and phonology of words and how a knowledge of each transforms our understanding of the English spelling system.