The Development of Spelling Skills: From First Grade through Eighth Grade

Describes a study of writing in grades one through eight designed to identify types of misspellings, to determine at what grade level problems emerge, and to identify developmental changes in the kinds of errors committed. Found that students' spelling improved over nine years but concludes tha...

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Published inWritten Communication Vol. 5; no. 2; p. 222
Main Authors Taylor, Karl K, Kidder, Ede B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1988
Subjects
Elementary Education
Graphemes
Letters (Alphabet)
Spelling
Spelling Growth
Spelling Instruction
Spelling Patterns
Word Lists
Writing Improvement
Writing Research
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Summary:Describes a study of writing in grades one through eight designed to identify types of misspellings, to determine at what grade level problems emerge, and to identify developmental changes in the kinds of errors committed. Found that students' spelling improved over nine years but concludes that spelling is essentially self-taught. (JAD)