Advanced Structured Word Inquiry (SWI)

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Course overview

One of the most frequent questions that tutors ask is why is a word spelled a certain way, especially when it does not fit neatly within the Barton framework.

This course focuses on advanced structured word inquiry concepts from Levels 6 -10 and is best suited for tutors who have taught those levels at least twice. We’d also recommend taking the Introduction to SWI ahead of this course.

As always, when we know more about words, we are better equipped to shed light on these complexities for our students.

This course took place on April 20 2024. The course recordings and modules will be live by April 25th.

Testimonials

Kimberly is so passionate about SWI Course attendee | Certified Barton tutor

So much great information! I love the ideas about teaching -ion, and how connection letters can change sounds. I'm excited to teach my students about the understanding that many of the sight words in Barton have an explanation. Kimberly’s so passionate for SWI, she's a role model for my continued growth into this area!

Course details

Welcome introductions

Meet Kimberly and the attendees.

Module One

Clarifying our terms
Etymological markers
Before The Great Vowel Shift: Long and Short
A brief overview of silent <e>

Module Two

The Great Vowel Shift (in five minutes)
The GVS (cont’d): why Level 8 should also be titled ‘Borrowed Words’
The Homophone Principle
Why <i> is so complicated?

Module Three

Why Greek and Roman (Latin) Aren’t Really Separate
Latin Palatalization
French loan words
Latin anatomy
My word sum mistake → Level 10.8
Another example from Level 10
A new way to think about VIA
Phonesthemes are phun!

Q&A and final thoughts

Q&A
Malcolm X article
Final thoughts

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