A new white paper by J. Richard Gentry and Steve Graham explores why spelling and handwriting are crucial to literacy. Titled Creating Better Readers and Writers: The Importance of Direct, Systematic Spelling and Handwriting Instruction in Improving Academic Performance, the report presents extensive research showing that explicit instruction in spelling and handwriting is essential for students learning to read and write.
Gentry notes, "In too many cases, schools have dropped important parts of the language arts curriculum such as spelling, handwriting, and phonics instruction that are foundations of literacy." The authors review decades of research in their report, which is published by the research firm Saperstein Associates and can be viewed here.
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