Teach decoding and morphological analysis with words connected to unit themes¶

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Description¶

STARI connects basic-skills instruction to cognitively challenging content rather than teaching skills in isolation. The program "directly links work on component skills—decoding, fluency, and morphological analysis—with cognitively challenging unit themes," and to promote interest and engagement, decoding and morphological analysis strategies are taught with words connected to STARI unit themes. Units are chosen to be interesting and of relevance and importance in young adolescents' lives.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Thematic units selected for relevance and importance in young adolescents' lives

Constraints¶

• Part of a supplemental intervention for struggling middle school readers

Target Learners¶

• middle school students who struggle with reading

Target Learning Goals¶

• decoding
• morphological analysis
• engagement with challenging texts

Related Strategies¶

• Morphological Analysis Instruction
• Morphology Instruction
• Morphological Awareness Instruction
• Morphological Analysis of Latin and Greek Roots
• Latin And Greek Roots For Academic Vocabulary
• Latin Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Strategic Adolescent Reading Intervention (STARI) program evidence summary. (2024). Evidence for ESSA. https://evidenceforessa.org/program/strategic-adolescent-reading-intervention-stari/