temporary/phonetic spelling

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temporary/phonetic spelling
By stephanieA.

Research and my own experience have shown that allowing children to "write" at their own developmental level facilitates reading, spelling, and a love of writing. I had a first-grader who had a terrible speech defect. He
loved to write, although 'robbers' was wobbers. I once pointed out to him that one of his mispelled words was on our word wall and he said, "I like my way better!" Well, by spring, he was a conventional speller. Our comprehensive reading program, ie. writing, word study, reading, facilitated his literacy growth. There is no research evidence that inventive spelling creates bad habit. Good

instruction starts with the student then supports his or her growth. You don't "keep" the student at that phase, but you continue to provide the tools to support their development.