Dr Amelia Hart, an educational psychologist who has worked with dyslexic learners for over twenty years, often says that reading becomes easier when children understand how words are built. She explains that while phonics teaches sounds, morphology teaches meaning. Teens sometimes find phonics tiring, parents feel stuck and adults remember the same frustration. Morphology focuses on prefixes, suffixes and root words, which helps learners recognise patterns instead of memorising long lists. Dr Hart says that when a child learns that the root word act connects to action, react and active, reading becomes less confusing and more like solving a puzzle. This approach works well for dyslexic readers because their minds naturally look for connections and big picture meaning.
Morphology also helps build vocabulary in a way that feels more logical…
