Quick & Easy Strategy

morphology: the study of  the patterns of word-formation within and across languages.

Morph Latin meaning “form” or ”shape”

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Ology = study of

Here is a good idea: teach students the Latin or Greek root words when a difficult word comes up in your curriculum.  Several studies indicate that this benefit both English language learners and native English speaking students when reading English (Crosson & Moore, 2017; Ramirez, Chen, Geva, & Kiefer, 2010).  It also helps students to learn Spanish.   If you need assistance with the meaning of roots, I like membean.com. 

References

Crosson, A. C., & Moore, D. (2017). When to take up roots: The effects of morphology instruction for middle school and high school English learners. Reading Psychology, 38(3), 262-288.

Ramirez, G., Chen, X., Geva, E., & Kiefer, H. (2010). Morphological awareness in Spanish-speaking English language learners: Within and cross-language effects on word reading. Reading and Writing, 23(3-4), 337-358.