Blast from the Past: This entry first appeared on August 19, 2018, and was reposted on September 19, 2026. The reason for reposting is because research on the pedagogical value of morphology teaching continues to burgeon. What might have been a forward-thinking article in 2018, seems obvious in 2026. That’s if one pays attention to the studies showing the positive impact that morphology instruction has on students’ abilities to recognize and spell words and to comprehend text throughout the grades (for both older and younger children). The only big change to this entry is the inclu...