Treiman, Rebecca & Brett Kessler. 2005. Writing systems and spelling development. In Margaret J. Snowling & Charles Hulme (eds.), The Science of reading: A handbook, 120–134. Oxford, England: Blackwell.
This chapter differs from most of its companions in addressing literacy from the standpoint of the writer rather than the reader. Literacy research has concentrated on reading, but without the ability to write a person could scarcely be called literate. A full understanding of literacy development requires us to consider the development of writing skill as well as the development of reading skill. In this chapter, we focus on one important aspect of writing, the production of individual words. Good writing demands higher-level skills, of course, but the ability to spell words easily and automatically provides an important foundation for those skills.
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Treiman, R., & Kessler, B. (2005). Writing systems and spelling development. In M. Snowling & C. Hulme (Eds.), The Science of reading: A handbook (pp. 120–134). Oxford, England: Blackwell.
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