Writing 2: Terminology, Ideas And Concepts Flashcards
How many phonemes are there in the English language
44 phonemes
How many graphemes are there in the English alphabet
26
What are homophones
Words that sound the same but spelt differently
According to Gentry, what is semi-phonetic spelling
When children can link letter shapes (graphemes) and sounds (phonemes) using this to write words, but their knowledge is incomplete e.g allowed = ald, girls = giz
According to Gentry, what is phonetic spelling ?
When children understand that all phonemes can be represented by graphemes: words become more complete and are spelled phonetically e.g boys = baz
According to Gentry what is transitional spelling
When children combine phonic knowledge with visual memory; an awareness of combinations of letters and letters patterns such as trigraph igh including the magic e rule or split digraph e.g bank = bangk, soup = supe , little = littel. They will often over complicate spelling at this stage
According to gentry what is conventional spelling
When children can spell most words correctly
In spelling what is insertion
When extra letters are inserted e.g perculiar
In spelling what is omission
When letters are left out e.g frendly
In spelling what is substitution?
When one letter is substituted for another e.g kittins
In spelling what is transposition
When the correct order of words is reversed e.g becuase
In spelling what is overgeneralisation
When a spelling rule is used where it is not appropriate e.g cloke instead of cloak
