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ERIC Number: EJ394433
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Developmental Spelling: A Word Categorizing Instructional Experiment.
Watson, Alan J.
Journal of Educational Research, v82 n2 p82-88 Nov-Dec 1988
Young children's spelling errors are not haphazard but systematic and follow a developmental sequence as the children master the consistent use of correct spelling. This study examined the development in spelling stage and correctness of 14 inner-city elementary school children. (JD)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Grade 3, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Orthographic Symbols, Phonics, Primary Education, Spelling
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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