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10-14-09 (JG) Recent Spelling for Research: Some implications for Spelling Reform by Patrick Groff (San Diego State University) This was written in 1994 - too old? []

Comments?? 12-7-09 (MS) This article had some intereseting information on the use of inventive spelling. Studies have shown that students that are encouraged to use inventive spelling moce through systematic stages of spelling and become stronger spellers in the long run.

Another interesting point was that girls in elementary school are better spellers than the boys. Is this developmental, what is the link?