Re: vygotsky and contextualism

Donna L. Phillips (philld2 who-is-at rpi.edu)
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:43:56 -0500

Perhaps the question then is why THIS research doesn't seem to get into the
hands of parents and educators as effectively as that proffered by
"educators extraordinaire" like Samuel Blumenfeld?

Donna Phillips
RPI

Ken Goodman wrote:

> Actually the term invented spelling comes out of the research of Charles
> Read, a linguist, who was studying the spellings of children as an
> indication of how they viewed the phonology of their language. There is
> extensive research on invented spelling and ironically, in fact, it
> shows the developing control of phonics as children's invention move
> toward conventions.
>
> Unlike other language aspects spelling is not rule governed. By
> standardizing spelling across dialects we limit the extent to which any
> spelling rules can be applied across dialects. There is also extensive
> research on how learners acquire control over spelling conventions.
> In whole language there is recognition that spelling conventions are
> largely acquired through reading as learners learn to read like writers.
> The is thus in whole language no abandonment of conventional spelling
> but rather an understanding of how it develops and support for teachers
> for that process.
> Ken Goodman
> --
> Kenneth S. Goodman, Professor, Language, Reading & Culture
> 504 College of Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
> fax 520 7456895 phone 520 6217868
>
> These are mean times- and in the mean time
> We need to Learn to Live Under Water