The Logic Behind Children's Spelling.

Beers, James Wheelock; And Others

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Publication Date: 1977

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The Logic Behind Children's Spelling

Beers, James Wheelock; And Others

Elementary School Journal, 77, 3, 238-242, Jan 77

Cites study which shows that children use three clearly defined spelling strategies regardless of the type of instruction and that children approach high frequency and low frequency words differently. Subjects were 46 first-graders, 57 second-graders, 51 third-graders, and 43 fourth-graders enrolled in various Michigan schools. (BF/JH)

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Error Analysis (Language), Learning Processes, Phonetics, Spelling, Spelling Instruction, Vowels, Word Frequency, Word Recognition

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