TY - JOUR
T1 - Spelling development; fine-tuning strategy-use and capitalising on the connections between words
AU - Devonshire, Victoria
AU - Fluck, M.
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - English spelling, as well as in many other languages, consists of three elements: morphology, etymology and phonology. Spelling instruction, however, focuses primarily on phonology and there is a dearth of intervention studies that examine the effect of explicitly teaching all three elements to children. We report two studies, which examined 5- to 11-year olds' spelling strategies and the effect of a spelling intervention. The intervention groups, in both studies, significantly outperformed control groups on all spelling measures. The benefits of teaching children about morphology and etymology are discussed.
AB - English spelling, as well as in many other languages, consists of three elements: morphology, etymology and phonology. Spelling instruction, however, focuses primarily on phonology and there is a dearth of intervention studies that examine the effect of explicitly teaching all three elements to children. We report two studies, which examined 5- to 11-year olds' spelling strategies and the effect of a spelling intervention. The intervention groups, in both studies, significantly outperformed control groups on all spelling measures. The benefits of teaching children about morphology and etymology are discussed.
U2 - 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.02.025
DO - 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.02.025
M3 - Article
VL - 20
SP - 361
EP - 371
JO - Learning and Instruction
JF - Learning and Instruction
SN - 0959-4752
IS - 5
ER -