RETA Session: Exploring Spellings Meaningfully

  • Date time: 25 September 2025, Thursday
  • Venue: Zoom

 

Register here: bit.ly/RETA-Session


Synopsis:

Exploring spellings meaningfully

Morphology (prefixes, suffixes and roots) is integral to understanding words – it literally makes sense of them. This approach can be transformative for all learners, but especially for dyslexics, whose phonological difficulties mean they have struggled with a purely phonics based approach.

Having repeatedly observed learners with dyslexia struggle to acquire fluent reading and spelling skills using traditional phonic approaches, Louise created Morph Mastery, which was published in the UK by Routledge in 2021. Designed as a compendium of resources, Morph Mastery offers intervention strategies that learners, educators and parents enjoy, and that work. 

In this workshop you’ll gain an overview of how and why morphology works, and why it matters. You’ll gain some ideas for how to use it with your learners in fun and engaging ways. You’ll gain some strategies to take away and try straight away. 

Presenter:

Louise Selby

Louise Selby is a freelance specialist teacher assessor, trainer, consultant and author. She has worked in a number of SEND settings, most recently for 11 years in the advisory service for Specific Learning Difficulties at Hertfordshire Local Authority.

Louise’s first book, Morph Mastery, a Morphological Intervention for Reading, Spelling and Vocabulary, was published in 2021 by Speechmark (Routledge) in 2021. Her recent two books, “All About Dyslexia, a practical guide for primary/secondary teachers” were published in December 2024 with the same publisher.

Louise’s passion is in enabling, equipping and empowering staff in schools at grass roots level to meet learners’ needs.

 

Please Note:
This webinar is ONLY limited to RETA Members, DAS Members, DAS Parents, DAS EdTs, DAS Alumni & DAS Parents’ Support Group. If you are not a member of any of these groups, please register your interest for RETA membership to enjoy the privilege of attending the webinar.