TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching spelling in the primary grades
T2 - A national survey of instructional practices and adaptations
AU - Graham, Steve
AU - Morphy, Paul
AU - Harris, Karen R.
AU - Fink-Chorzempa, Barbara
AU - Saddler, Bruce
AU - Moran, Susan
AU - Mason, Linda
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - Primary grade teachers randomly selected from across the United Sates completed a survey (N = 168) that examined their instructional practices in spelling and the types of adaptations they made for struggling spellers. Almost every single teacher surveyed reported teaching spelling, and the vast majority of respondents implemented a complex and multifaceted instructional program that applied a variety of research-supported procedures. Although some teachers were sensitive to the instructional needs of weaker spellers and reported making many different adaptations for these students, a sizable minority of teachers (42%) indicated they made few or no adaptations. In addition, the teachers indicated that 27% of their students experienced difficulty with spelling, calling into question the effectiveness of their instruction with these children.
AB - Primary grade teachers randomly selected from across the United Sates completed a survey (N = 168) that examined their instructional practices in spelling and the types of adaptations they made for struggling spellers. Almost every single teacher surveyed reported teaching spelling, and the vast majority of respondents implemented a complex and multifaceted instructional program that applied a variety of research-supported procedures. Although some teachers were sensitive to the instructional needs of weaker spellers and reported making many different adaptations for these students, a sizable minority of teachers (42%) indicated they made few or no adaptations. In addition, the teachers indicated that 27% of their students experienced difficulty with spelling, calling into question the effectiveness of their instruction with these children.
KW - Elementary schools
KW - Instructional practices
KW - Spelling
KW - Spelling instruction
KW - Survey research
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U2 - 10.3102/0002831208319722
DO - 10.3102/0002831208319722
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:49749086840
SN - 0002-8312
VL - 45
SP - 796
EP - 825
JO - American Educational Research Journal
JF - American Educational Research Journal
IS - 3
ER -