What is "invented" spelling?
Invented spelling refers to a child applying what he or she knows about sounds
or visual patterns when attempting to write an unknown word (for example, a
child who spells the word cake as kak.) It is simply a phonetic approach to
writing.
The value of invented spelling is allowing young children to express their
thoughts in writing.
Does "invented"
spelling?
spelling
interfere
with
standard
No, phonetic or "invented" spelling plays an important role in helping children
learn how to write. When children use phonetic spelling, they are applying their
growing knowledge of phonemes, the letters of the alphabet, and their
confidence in the alphabetic principle. A child's iz for the conventional is can be
celebrated as quite a breakthrough! It is the kind of error that shows you that the
child is thinking independently and quite analytically about the sounds of words
and the logic of spelling.