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Peer reviewedTreiman, Rebecca; Bourassa, Derrick C. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2000
This article reviews the literature on spelling development in alphabetic scripts. It describes how once children begin to learn that the function of alphabetic writing is to represent the sounds of language, they go through the process of learning sound-spelling correspondence in increasingly fine detail, from syllables to phonemes. (Contains…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Developmental Stages, Language Impairments
Peer reviewedBourassa, Derrick C.; Treiman, Rebecca – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2001
This article reviews literature on normal and impaired spelling development, and discusses the influence of consonant clusters, phonetic influences, and the role of letter names. Research that underscores the importance of fine-grained linguistic analyses of spelling performance is described. It is concluded that such an approach holds promise.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Consonants, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition
