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English Decoded: Layers of the English Language
Last updated 2025/08/22
Description
This quick, 2 minute video gives a brief overview of the 3 main layers of the English Language: Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek. A nice simple video to show students to help them understand that although English is complex, it makes sense, if you understand how they are put together (morphology).
Curriculum Connection
Word-Level Reading and Spelling: Using Morphological KnowledgeB 2.1 (Grade 4)
- use knowledge of the meanings of words and morphemes (i.e., bases, prefixes, and suffixes) to read and spell words.
VocabularyB 2.4 (Grade 2 + 3)- demonstrate an understanding of a variety of words, acquire and use explicitly taught vocabulary in various contexts, including other subject areas, and use morphological knowledge to analyze and understand new words in context.
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