[etni] Fwd: Re: English spelling too difficult for children

  • From: David Lloyd <dlloyd54@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Etni <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 18:16:58 +0300

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From: Sharon Kleinerman <sharkle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: English spelling too difficult for children


Being that English spelling has remained fairly consistent  for the
past 100 years, while the literary levels have dropped-  there seems
to be some fault with this argument,

Sharon

Sharon Kleinerman, MA
Educational Diagnostician and Consultant
sharkle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


> English spelling 'too difficult for children'
> Telegraph.co.uk - July 8, 2010
> The complexity of the English spelling system is to blame for soaring
> levels of illiteracy among teenagers, according to a researcher.
> (To read the whole article, go to -
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7880189/English-spelling-too-difficult-for-children.html
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