Possible Guiding Questions

Content Knowledge:

1. What is the history of English Orthography?

Pedagogical Content Knowledge:

1. What research is known about spelling development in K-2 classrooms? What methods are most effective for future development in literacy skills?

2. What research-based methods are most effective in primary grades?

3. Using a balanced literacy approach, can future success in spelling development be predicted?

4. How do students in primary grades acquire spelling skills?

5. How do students in primary grades learn to read and write?

6. What does a “balanced literacy” program look like in Kindergarten?