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The article discusses how middle school students use morphemes, or units of meaning within a word, to conclude the meaning of an unknown word and what teaching methods can be used to promote this. The authors note that many students use morphological knowledge, or awareness of a root word's meaning, along with morphological awareness, or the ability to relate a morpheme to a word's meaning, to improve their vocabulary, spelling, and reading comprehension. Particular attention is given to how this learning strategy is used by English language learners (ELs) as well as on a study of effective teaching methods for U.S. middle school students.

The article focuses on the significance of fairy tale characters in fantasy books among the U.S. teenagers' literary experience. It is noted that fairy tales are an introduction to the realm of fantasy literature for children. Studies show that children between the ages of five and ten are the primary audience of literary fairy tales. At this stage of development, children enjoy these stories for their magical elements, sense of justice, triumphs of good over evil and themes relatable to their own experiences. Choosing a picture or illustrated conventional retelling tends to reintroduce children to the basic story outline, characters, and overall theme. Experiencing the concept of character analysis and the ability of connecting various texts are positive possibilities through discussions.