Teaching and Assessing Spelling: The Importance of Spelling in Literacy

30 Questions

What is the primary benefit of overlapping standing in reading development?

Enhancing linguistic fluency

What is the limitation of categorizing errors according to a single type in spelling development?

It does not capture the developmental nature underlying each type of error

What is the focus of Stage Theory research in relation to spelling development?

Identifying the hierarchical features of spelling development

What is the benefit of examining students' spellings in reading development?

To gain insight into the types of information they are using when reading words

What is the significance of reconciling the debate between hierarchical and concurrent acquisition in spelling development?

It has important implications for instruction

What are the three types of hierarchical features identified by Stage Theory research?

Phonological, pattern, and triple-word form features

What is the primary role of spelling in reading and writing?

To facilitate rapid and efficient encoding and decoding of words

What is the significance of the International Literacy Association’s literacy leadership brief, Teaching and Assessing Spelling?

It highlights the importance of spelling in successful reading and writing

What is the contrast between stage theory and repertoire theory?

Stage theory describes reading development as a function of orthographic knowledge, while repertoire theory does not

What is the significance of orthographic knowledge in reading and writing?

It provides the underlying foundation for rapid and efficient encoding and decoding of words

What is the message of the Teaching and Assessing Spelling brief?

Spelling is a critical component of successful reading and writing

What is the common perception of spelling in relation to reading and writing?

Spelling is a convention of writing that may be less important in the future

What aspect of language can be explored in the classroom to improve spelling?

All of the above

What is the relationship between reading and writing at the word, sentence, and text levels?

Developmental relations

What is the focus of the book 'Spelling it out: How words work and how to teach them'?

Teaching spelling

What can spelling errors reveal about student learning?

Vocabulary knowledge

Who is the author of the article 'What should teachers know about spelling?'?

M. Adoniou

What is the title of the journal that published the article 'Developmental relations between reading and writing at the word, sentence, and text levels'?

Journal of Educational Psychology

What is the title of the book series co-authored by Bear, D.R., Invernizzi, M., Templeton, S., and Johnston, F?

Words Their Way

In which year was the 6th edition of Words Their Way published?

2016

Who co-authored the 1977 study 'A study of developing orthographic concepts among first graders'?

Beers, J.W. and Henderson, E.H.

What is the name of the journal where the article 'What linguistics says to this teacher of reading and spelling' was published?

The Reading Teacher

Who wrote the article 'Beyond phonics: The case for teaching children the logic of the English spelling system'?

Bowers, J.S. and Bowers, P.N.

What is the title of the book by Cartwright, K.B. published in 2012?

Not specified in the text

What is the title of the book written by Templeton, Johnston, Invernizzi, and Bear in 2019?

Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Derivational Relations Spellers

What is the title of the journal where Templeton and Morris published their article in 1999?

Reading Research Quarterly

Who is the author of the book 'How Children Learn to Write Words'?

Treiman and Kessler

What is the title of the chapter written by Templeton and Morris in 2000?

Spelling

Who is the author of the article 'The Spelling's the Thing: Knowledge of Derivational Morphology in Orthography and Phonology Among Older Students'?

Templeton and Scarborough-Franks

What is the title of the journal where Venezky published his article in 1967?