Articles:
Activities
that
promote spelling
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Research has found that children learn to spell in much the same way
as they learn to talk. They begin by approximating words and move
through a process which eventually leads them to use conventional
spelling. In the meantime, they need to be surrounded by meaningful
language (as opposed to lists of pre determined words), immersed in
reading and writing and taught spelling strategies that work for the
individual.
From the very beginning, children are
encouraged to try to write down words - they "have a go" and invent
the spelling which may or may not approximate the word. For
instance, during the very first stages, they might use one letter to
represent a whole word; later on, it might be two or three letters.
Their approximations gradually become more accurate as they become
more familiar with conventional spelling and learn more about
language and the visual patterns of words and letters.
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