TRT Podcast #194: Going deep beneath the surface of words – with Sue Hegland
One of my favorite education books is Beneath the Surface of Words, by Sue Hegland – it’s a truly mind-blowing book that opened my eyes to the sense behind English spelling. Even though I’ve always been a strong speller, this book led to understandings that make me a better teacher of spelling. In this episode I sat down with Sue Hegland to dive deep beneath the surface of words.
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Recommended Resources
- Sue’s book: Beneath the Surface of Words
- Sue’s website: Learning About Spelling
- Sue’s list of recommended resources (books and websites)
- Presentation: The Science of the Writing System and Its Importance for Effective Structured Literacy Teaching (for PaTTAN)
- Presentation: Morphological Awareness and Written Language (for IDA NorCal)
- Presentation: Morphology: Important from the Beginning (for IDA)
- Presentation: Making Sense of “Irregular” Words (for IDA UMB)
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