Re: vygotsky and contextualism

nate (schmolze who-is-at students.wisc.edu)
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 12:03:57 -0600

Phil,

My understanding is invented spelling is an approach in that we do not hold
back the child's use of writing until they master the cultural spellings of
words. A common example would be a child leaving out of vowels as "kt"
when spelling cat. My experience though is it has become intertwined with
the developmental discourse in which children goes through various stages
of readiness in which "conventional spelling" is the end result. My
understanding of invented spelling is that it was originally in opposition
to the belief that one needed to master the rules of language before one
participated in its use.

For me, it does bring up the dilemma that since children who use invented
spelling utilize phonetic awareness, isn't a teacher who teaches phonics
advocating invented spelling? :)

As one of my T-shirts say: Hookt on Fonix rilly wurkt for mee!

Nate

----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Graham <pw.graham who-is-at student.qut.edu.au>
To: <xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 1999 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: vygotsky and contextualism

> At 06:41 21-03-99 -0700, you wrote:
> >They actually use the word context. To be certified to do staff
> >development under 1086 in California one must swear to two oaths. One is
> >not to use teach the use of context and the other is not to advocate
> >invented spelling.
>
> What's invented spelling?
>
> Phil
> Phil Graham
> p.graham who-is-at qut.edu.au
> http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/8314/index.html
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