
Children's Creative Spelling
Charles Read(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 18. May 2018
Book
Hardback
174 pages
978-1-138-59434-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this study, originally published in 1986, Professor Charles Read examines the ways in which pre-school and primary children create spellings - or misspellings, as they appear to be. He focuses on the hidden phonetic bases for some frequent patterns in young children's spelling, both in and out of school.
Professor Read examines children's spelling in other languages (Dutch, French, Spanish) as well as in various dialects of English, in order to see the influence of other sets of speech sounds and other standard spelling systems. Overall, the evidence suggests that children are very much affected by phonetic characteristics, as they tend to spell alike certain classes of speech sound which are indeed phonetically similar. In devising spellings, children can be remarkably independent and inventive in an activity which for adults is anything but creative, and Professor Read suggests ways in which educators can build upon this creativity.
Professor Read examines children's spelling in other languages (Dutch, French, Spanish) as well as in various dialects of English, in order to see the influence of other sets of speech sounds and other standard spelling systems. Overall, the evidence suggests that children are very much affected by phonetic characteristics, as they tend to spell alike certain classes of speech sound which are indeed phonetically similar. In devising spellings, children can be remarkably independent and inventive in an activity which for adults is anything but creative, and Professor Read suggests ways in which educators can build upon this creativity.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-59434-0 (9781138594340)
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Person
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Content
Preface. 1. Creative Beginning Spelling 2. Spelling in the Primary Grades 3. Dialects and Spelling 4. Beginning Spelling in Other Languages 5. Toward a Theory of Spelling Development. Appendix 1: Phonetic Transcriptions Used in this Book. Appendix 2: Examples of Young Children's Spelling. Appendix 3: Frequencies of Spellings. Bibliography. Index.