A form of handwriting containing connected letters.Lowercase letters begin at the baseline requiring less motor planning.Unique letter formations lead to fewer reversals.Letter strings are identified … read more

As with Phonics First®, in Structures®, we teach several prefixes and suffixes. In Phonics First®, we focus more on reading and spelling with the affixes, but in Structures®, we also focus on the mean … read more

Do your students struggle to remember the meanings of the suffixes -ness and -ment? Mine did until I came up with a simple memory trick for them.What is the Meaning of Suffixes -ness & -ment?B … read more

As educators, students occasionally ask us how to decide between suffix -tion and suffix -sion. Knowing whether to use the suffix -tion or -sion for many of us comes with time and practice. As we see … read more

Today's rule for suffix -ist and -est depends on the type of word, not a certain feature of the word like most of the other rules. As always, this rule works most of the time, but you may run into … read more

Editor’s Note: This blog was originally published in January 2019. The version you see below has been updated with additional resources. Trends in schools across the country have shown that stud … read more