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How to Memorize Greek and Latin Word Parts
Linking one thing to another can provide a memorable association. Once the association has been well-established, knowing one thing prompts the memory of the other. That’s…
Forget Sans Forgetica
The most recent "closure" and "desirable difficulty" theory to practice misapplication is the Sans Forgetica font. If you haven’t seen this new one, some researchers are…
Greek and Latin Vocabulary Research
The following article will explore why the best and most recent educational research on Greek and Latin morphology does not trickle down to teachers and will…
25 Greek and Latin Power Words | Morphology
If you are still teaching from the same old Greek and Latin word part list, it's time to update your instruction with the latest computer-generated word…
Why Study Greek and Latin
When you sit down to read an article, a technical document, or a book, does the language the author uses seem “All Greek (or Latin) to…
English Language History
Sometimes reading English text does seem like reading a foreign language. And this does make sense, because so much of English derives from other languages. Let's…
Prescriptivism and Descriptivism
Prescriptivism and descriptivism are contrasting approaches to grammar and usage, particularly to how they are taught. Both are concerned with the state of a language — descriptivism with how…
The Reader, The Text, The Poem
Louise Rosenblatt's The Reader, The Text, The Poem describes the elements of her Reader-Response Theory. Learn how to teach the author-reader relationship.