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The social construction of spelling
Author(s) -
Reddy Maureen,
Daiute Colette
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219936107
Subject(s) - spelling , literacy , focus (optics) , strict constructionism , context (archaeology) , psychology , social constructionism , linguistics , sociology , epistemology , pedagogy , social science , history , philosophy , physics , archaeology , optics
Children focus on spelling, even in the context of meaningful and social literacy activities and even when they are discouraged from doing so. This chapter discusses children's interest in spelling and illustrates how it can be considered within a social constructionist theory of literacy development.