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ERIC Number: EJ540593
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
The Directed Spelling Thinking Activity (DSTA): Providing an Effective Balance in Word Study Instruction.
Zutell, Jerry
Reading Teacher, v50 n2 p98-108 Oct 1996
Describes the Directed Spelling Thinking Activity (DSTA), a technique that applies basic concepts from a language-based literacy learning approach to word study. Describes the conceptual framework, planning, and activities. Offers an example from students' writing. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Spelling, Spelling Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Directed Spelling Thinking Activity