A key part of becoming a skilled reader is understanding how words are built — that is, how small parts of words that carry meaning come together to form words. For example, the word unhappy is made up of two parts: un- and happy, and the word unhappiness includes both of these parts as well as a third part, -ness. These meaningful parts are called morphemes, and each one contributes in a specific way to a word’s meaning.Morphemes are important because knowing how they work helps us un...| rastlelab
The ability to read opens up worlds. Reading enables children to progress into post-primary education and provides the basis for lifelong learning and prosperity into adulthood. Importantly, the journey to becoming a skilled reader requires not only high-quality classroom instruction but also many years of practice through independent book reading.We wanted to learn more about the vocabulary that children encounter when they read for pleasure. To do this, we analysed the words in 1,200 books pop| rastlelab
