On the benefits of direct teaching of spelling in children's language arts instruction.
Three studies involved 5 children, ages 6 to 8 years, who were experiencing difficulty in learning skills in reading. Each participated in several spelling tasks which led to improved reading skills, perhaps because stimulus were formed.
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Behavioral Sciences Division, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Waltham, MA 02254, USA. RStromer@Shriver.org
D002648:Child; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014825:Vocabulary