The need for good spelling is a controversial topic, but not in the classroom

Dr Don Carter

By Dr Don Carter
Community contribution / February 15, 2021

For many people, the ability to spell accurately is important and of equal importance is teaching children to spell correctly.

While deliberate variations in spelling present the teacher with challenges in teaching correct spelling to children, they also present themselves as opportunities for playfulness and experimentation with the language.

In fact, the teaching of spelling has a long history, as evidenced by Quintilian the Roman rhetorician, who begins his ...

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