The Relationship of Selected Measures to Spelling Achievement at The Fourth and Eighth Grade Levels

Abstract

This study attempted to determine the relation ship of selected skills and abilities to spelling a chievement among fourth and eighth grade children. It was a follow-up of a larger, more inclusive study carried out at the fourth grade level.1 In day-to-day discussion among teachers, many differences of opinion are voiced about the relation ship of phonics and syllabication to spelling a chievement. Professional articles on the teaching of spelling are frequently in disagreement on this point, and the extent to which s p e 11 ing texts make use of phonics and syllabication in suggested teach ing exercises varies because of differences of opin ion on the part of authors. For these reasons, fur ther study of the relationship of these ski 11s to spelling achievement appears to be warranted.