Teaching Spelling at the Elementary Level: A Realistic Perspective.

DiStefano, Philip P.; Hagerty, Patricia J.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Teaching Spelling at the Elementary Level: A Realistic Perspective.

DiStefano, Philip P.; Hagerty, Patricia J.

Reading Teacher, v38 n4 p373-77 Jan 1985

Argues that rather than using a spelling series and treating spelling as a subject separate from the other language arts, teachers should use a program that begins with encouraging invented spelling and moves to the use of high frequency word lists and spelling by meaning. (FL)

Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, Integrated Activities, Language Acquisition, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Spelling Instruction, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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