Inside Etymonline:

A Conversation with Creator Douglas Harper

Learn to Navigate the Online Etymology Dictionary! 

Watch literacy specialist and SLP Kathleen Love in conversation with Douglas Harper, creator of the Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com). This recorded session walks through specific entries and the terminology that can make the site feel confusing, with live questions from attending literacy educators woven throughout.

Included is a bonus guide with additional resources, expanded explanations, and answers to questions submitted by attendees during the live session that there wasn't time to address.

You'll learn:    

• How to read dates in entries: what they represent, what they don't, and why they're useful for historical context
• How to follow a chain of "from" notations back through languages and time
• What connecting terms and symbols mean: related, originally, figurative, comparative, perhaps, probably, possibly, and the plus sign
• How to use the search bar to find etymological relatives from a Latin or Greek root
• Where to find the site's explanations page and what's in it
• What the asterisk means in an entry and why history stops there 

 This workshop is perfect for literacy educators and specialists who:

• Feel overwhelmed or uncertain when using etymonline.com

• Want to understand how word origins connect to morphology instruction

•  Are looking for a practical starting point for using etymology in their work with students  

Leave with increased confidence in using the Online Etymology Dictionary as a tool for understanding the shared history of words.

If you don't receive your email, please check your spam or promotions folder for a message from kathleen@raincityreading.com with the subject line "Recording to Inside Etymonline + a bonus guide! 🌷" before reaching out to Kathleen.

No refunds provided.