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fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Tech Tools for Spelling May Stunt Children's Literacy Growth

Rather than using the visual word form area in the reading brain, where images of correct spellings are stored in long-term memory for automatic proficient reading and composing, kids use technology tools, eliminating human thinking and making the machine do the work. These tools can circumvent cognitive processes, hindering elementary students from developing a large bank of correctly spelled words essential for automatic reading and literacy.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

McCloskey: Too many kids can't read. Blame a lack of spelling tests.

Declining explicit spelling instruction in schools undermines literacy by weakening orthographic mapping, early word recognition, and long-term reading development.
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