--- Ray Gen English Dept Chair, El Segundo High School Pepperdine University EDET (student)
At 12:03 PM 3/21/99 -0600, you wrote: >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 >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--- >> "Another damned fat book, eh, Mr Gibbon? Scribble, scribble, scribble, >eh, >> Mr Gibbon?" - The Duke of Gloucester to Edward Gibbon upon the >publication >> of "Decline and Fall". >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--- >> >