![]() Additionally, a lack of facility with grammar hinders sentence construction, and hence expressive writing. Similarly, dysfluent handwriting slows the creative process, and interferes with real time planning. When spelling is effortful, writing quality becomes limited by the need to concentrate on intra-word structure rather than meaning. Yes, it’s important because spelling is a lower order skill that drives writing quality. Old belief shown to be wrong: Spelling's not really that important anyway, as long as communication takes place? ![]() “If your daughter struggles with spelling, she should simply make sure she marries a good speller” (Donald Graves, 1983). Old belief shown to be wrong: If you don’t get it easily, you can’t get it ever! "Children learn spelling without direct instruction if they read and write" (Goodman, 1989). Old belief shown to be wrong: Naturally unfolding development.
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