Child’s spelling Flashcards
1
Q
What’s a grapheme
A
Individual mark that means something
2
Q
What’s orthography?
A
The conventions of writing a language (spelling, punctuation, capitalisation)
3
Q
What are some problems with English spelling?
A
Single phonemes, represented by two graphemes, some graphemes represent many phonemes, variety of pronunciation for one spelling
4
Q
Who came up with the stages of writing?
A
Barclays
5
Q
What are the stages of writing
A
Scribbling, Mock handwriting, Mock letters, conventional letters, *semi phonetic, *phonetic, *competent
6
Q
What’s the semi phonetic stage?
A
Now beginning to write the way it sounds
7
Q
What’s the Phonetic stage?
A
Spelling words more accurately with some mistakes
8
Q
What’s the Competent stage?
A
Standard spelling with some irregulars known
