---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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 ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------