Morphology is a critical element of successful vocabulary development and accurate decoding. Awareness of morphology has been shown to be a strong indicator of and positive influence upon reading comprehension (Soifer, 2005).

Why morphological knowledge is important?

Snow, Burns, and Griffin (1998) maintained that knowledge of morphology is important because it helps readers connect word forms and meanings within the structure of sentences. ... Understanding morphemes allows students to recognize relationships in words so that decoding for meaning may occur more effectively.

What is the importance of morphology in your life?

Strong morphology skills are important for later literacy development, especially reading and spelling. A child with Morphology difficulties may have trouble using morphemes orally or in their written work (e.g. may say/write 'horse' for 'horses'), which may make it difficult for others to understand them.