Research-informed, practical literacy training from Sound Literacy Solutions
Structured Literacy training has emphasized phonics. Grades 4 and up need continued support.
As students move beyond the primary grades, many continue to need support with efficient multisyllabic word reading while encountering increasingly morphologically complex academic vocabulary across every content area. Educators need practical ways to connect pronunciation, spelling, word structure, meaning, and grammar.
Morphology provides a powerful organizing structure for making those connections. Effective morphology instruction does not add one more unrelated task to the literacy block—it helps integrate what is already there, connecting how words sound, how they are spelled, how they are structured, what they mean, and how they function in sentences.
Morphology provides a practical organizing structure for making those connections. Teaching morphology well does not add another unrelated task to the literacy block—it helps connect and extend the language knowledge students are already developing.
Sound Literacy Solutions provides professional learning in Structured Literacy for educators of upper-elementary and secondary students, including: classroom teachers, interventionists, tutors, SLPs, instructional coaches, and homeschool educators.
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Mary McFarlin, M.A., C-SLDS
Founder, Sound Literacy Solutions
Creator of The Morphology Kit®
CERI-Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist and board member of the International Dyslexia Association Washington Branch, with twenty years of experience supporting students with reading challenges with a national and international presenting record including presentations for IDA and ALTA, as well as upcoming presentations at Plain Talk About Literacy & Learning and the World Literacy Summit at Oxford.
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The Morphology Kit® Professional Learning Series
Presented by Sound Literacy Solutions.
Self-paced online structured literacy trainings available for individual instructors, teams, and school purchase.
Designing Engaging and Effective Morphology Lessons for Grades 4–8
An introduction to research-informed principles for designing explicit morphology lessons. Learn how to prioritize morphemes, select high-utility words, and build instructional routines integrating multiple components of language.
View CourseExplicit, Systematic Suffix Instruction: A Multicomponent Structured Literacy Approach
Suffixes require more instructional attention than prefixes or base elements, but instructors can learn a systematic approach to teaching them. Through lesson demonstrations and practical routines, learn to teach high-utility suffixes and suffix conventions within a structured literacy framework, strengthening reading, spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, syntax, and written language.
View CourseUnderstanding Academic Language Demands After 3rd Grade
The research behind integrated word-level instruction: what changes in text after grade 3, why decoding proficiency keeps affecting comprehension growth well past elementary school, and how orthographic mapping actually works.
View CourseMorphology Essentials: An Introduction for Upper Elementary and Secondary Educators
Build the word-structure knowledge instructors need before teaching morphology well: how complex words are built, why English spelling represents both sound and meaning, and what makes suffixes uniquely demanding for students.
View CourseBuilding Academic Vocabulary Through Tier 2 Anchor Word Families
Turn morphological knowledge into a repeatable routine for teaching Tier 2 academic vocabulary through anchor word families. Follow a full lesson demonstration, from selecting high-utility words through word sums, word chains, and applying words in content-area text.
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View all coursesAccessing Academic Language
Integrating Multisyllabic Word Reading, Spelling, Word Structure, and Academic Vocabulary
A half-day structured literacy workshop for literacy instructors serving grades 4–12, focused on explicit, systematic morphology instruction and the routines that deliver it. Participants learn practical routines for integrating multisyllabic word reading, spelling, meaningful word structure, and academic vocabulary across classroom and intervention settings.
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Participants leave with instructional routines they can use the following week in Tier 1 classrooms and intervention settings alike.
Looking for instructional materials?
Visit The Morphology Kit® for lessons, activities, games, and DIY tools supporting morphological awareness instruction.