Invented spelling – a window on early literacy

• Authors: Elżbieta Awramiuk
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A wide spectrum of research on preschool spelling development in different languages is presented. In Poland, children at kindergarten are usually at a stage of pre-literacy. Invented spelling means the writing produced by young children (aged 3–7) before they are formally taught reading and writing or are at the beginning of the learning process. Their writing is more spontaneous than learnt. The paper describes an investigation of the development of early literacy and factors influencing it, such as knowledge about orthography (spelling), early morphological awareness or teaching methods. Children’s early writing provides a window on their conceptualisation of the written language, illustrating the process of developing language awareness and spelling skills. Invented spelling, together with phonological abilities and letter knowledge is considered to be a strong predictor for later literacy skills.

Keywords

EN

applied linguistics; early spelling development; error analysis; invented spelling; kindergarten; linguistic factors

• Publisher: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych
• Journal: Edukacja
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 5(130)
• Pages: 112–123

Dates

published

2014-02-06

Contributors

author

Elżbieta Awramiuk

• University of Białystok

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Notes

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http://www.edukacja.ibe.edu.pl/images/numery/2014/5-7-awramiuk-invented-spelling.pdf

Identifiers

ISSN

0239-6858