But morphology knowledge also conveys meaning—the prefix “inter,” for example, means between—that can allow students to derive the meaning of words they don’t yet understand, Kieffer said.

Morphology instruction can help students break down complex words into meaningful parts—and make parsing them less intimidating. Morphology Instruction: 5 Resources for Educators ...

Like learning math, from simple counting to solving complex equations, language learning happens in a similar stepwise fashion, with each new step building on previous knowledge. Brown (1973) outlines ...