Some parents fear that first-grade teacher Laura Seidel is encouraging bad habits by allowing her students to use invented spelling. Does the use of invented spelling hinder a child’s progress? How could Mrs. Seidel respond to these parents?
Textbook: Tompkins, G. (2016). Literacy in the Early Grades: A Successful Start for PreK-
4 Readers and Writers
Some parents fear that first-grade teacher Laura Seidel is encouraging bad habits