Some parents fear that first-grade teacher Laura Seidel is encouraging bad habits by allowing her students to use invented spelling. Does the use of invented spelling hinder a child’s progress? How could Mrs. Seidel respond to these parents?
Textbook: Tompkins, G. (2016). Literacy in the Early Grades: A Successful Start for PreK-
4 Readers and Writers
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