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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Peters, Margaret L. Spelling, caught or taught?. London ; Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985 (DLC) 84010672 (OCoLC)10877649 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Margaret L Peters |
| ISBN: | 0203168984 9780203168981 |
| OCLC Number: | 53983361 |
| Notes: | Includes indexes. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 119 p.) |
| Contents: | Book Cover; Title; Contents; The spelling problem; The case for good spelling; What is involved in spelling?; Caught or taught? The incidental/systematic controversy; The 1970 research; Verbal ability; Visual perception of word form; Perceptuo-motor ability; How is it caught?; Is it caught through reading?; Does poor hearing prevent the catching of spelling?; Does poor sight prevent the catching of spelling?; Is it caught through looking?; Would spelling be caught more easily by a simplified spelling system?; Teaching the catching of spelling for those who have not already caught it |
| Responsibility: | Margaret L. Peters. |
Abstract:
Ẁith admirable clarity, Mrs Peters sums up what determines competence in spelling and the traditional and new approaches to its teaching.' -Times Literary Supplement.
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