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Bear, Donald R.; von Gillern, Sam; Xu, Wei – TESOL International Journal, 2018
This study investigates the English spelling of students in grades 2 through 8 in Mainland China. A review of spelling and cross-linguistic research in spelling is presented. The orthographic development of 273 students was assessed "with validated spelling inventories" (Sterbinsky, 2007) to sample developmental features across three…
Descriptors: Spelling, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy Education
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Shen, Helen H.; Bear, Donald R. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2000
Investigates possible developmental trends in children's invented spelling (or spelling errors) in Chinese elementary schools. Notes that regression analysis for linear trend shows that a developmental trend in the use of spelling strategies exists: at the lower elementary level, phonological strategies predominate; as grade level advances, the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Elementary Education, Invented Spelling, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
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Apel, Kenn; Masterson, Julie J.; Lombardino, Linda J.; Ahmed, Sarah T.; Moats, Louisa C.; Pollock, Karen; Templeton, Shane; Bear, Donald R. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2000
This article contains different perspectives on the role of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in assessing and facilitating spelling skills. It discusses the need for SLPs to promote the role of early literacy, assess for early literacy skills, conduct a comprehensive assessment of written language, and to teach early phoneme awareness.…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Impairments, Literacy