Spelling: teaching and learning spelling

Author/s

Colin Harrison and  Greg Brooks

Affiliations

The University of Nottingham & the University of Sheffield

Abstract / Introduction

The primary goal of the MESH Spelling site developers has been to bring together insights from the past 40 years of research into spelling, and to present these in ways that are bite-sized, clear and intelligible to a non-expert. We know that all teachers understand the importance of being able to spell, but we also know that as successive governments have made teacher preparation more and more school-based, teachers have had fewer and fewer opportunities to learn about the cognitive processes that underpin spelling before they enter the classroom.

Strength of Evidence

Research base
The primary goal of the MESH Spelling site developers has been to bring together insights from the past 40 years of research into spelling, and to present these in ways that are bite-sized, clear and intelligible to a non-expert.

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Date of publication
18 Sep 2013
Date of revision
17 Sep 2016
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