Responding to a message by Sheila, to Ruth on ...
SK>I never heard of this spelling process as you describe it, before I
SK>heard of Whole Language. It is the Whole Language philosophy that
SK>necessitates such a spelling development, since the children are
SK>expected to write long before they are fluent readers, and thus it is
SK>very unlikely that such a child would have the necessary skills to spell
SK>correctly at that point.
You know, you're right on the money here and I didn't see it before.  
Thanks for that summary.
Chuck Beams
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cbeams@future.dreamscape.com
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