Phonological analysis with young children
Phonological analysis: a journey of accuracy! From my experience young children love to express their ideas and thoughts in the written form... ...just like this student: who loves to write; is confident using the writing process; rereads her written thoughts with clarity and understanding and is willing to share her thoughts in the written form...BUT ...when first analysing these pieces of writing, and other examples, you might ascertain that this child has some learning issues...However, I wonder if this student's misspellings and inaccurately formed letters could be a misunderstanding of how the English system works? Is this student doing exactly what she has been taught to do? It's our responsibility as educators to ensure we teach accurate information about how the English spelling system works so learners can make informed and meaningful spelling choices. This child's spelling attempts led to an incredibly rich investigation of a variety o