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Cronnell, Bruce – Elementary English, 1973
Describes the work undertaken to develop a phonics-based reading program for kindergarten through third grade. (MM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Phonics, Primary Education
Peer reviewedCronnell, Bruce – Reading Teacher, 1978
Differences between spelling-to-sound and sound-to-spelling correspondences can cause problems in the teaching of reading and writing. (MKM)
Descriptors: Educational Problems, Elementary Education, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Phonics
Download full textCronnell, Bruce – 1970
Recent research has shown that spelling-to-sound correspondences in English are less irregular than has been thought in the past and that a large percentage of irregularities consists of irregularly spelled words which recur in various derived and compound words. In order to determine the degree to which irregularities occur in multiple-derived…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Dictionaries, Educational Research, Graphemes
Cronnell, Bruce – 1982
Defining regularity in the English language is not a straightforward matter because of the complex relations between sound and spelling. Predictable patterns are those spellings that can be readily predicted from pronunciation. Rare and unpredictable spellings are found only in a small set of words--probably 10% or less of the vocabulary in…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Language Patterns
Cronnell, Bruce – 1971
Three reputed advantages of using a letter-combination (LC) approach, as opposed to a grapheme-unit (GU) approach for initial word-attack and spelling instruction are critically analyzed. While LC reduces the number of elements per word, it also reduces the number of words that can be generated. LC eliminates distortion in the final…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Language Skills, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
Cronnell, Bruce – 1979
Noting that students write more freely if they feel confident about their spelling, this paper offers seven practical and effective ways that teachers can help their students become better spellers. The suggestions offered are as follows: (1) teach students that English spelling is systematic; (2) teach students which spellings are predictable;…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
Cronnell, Bruce – 1970
The nature and use of contractions and abbreviations in beginning reading is discussed and applied to the Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) Mod 2 Reading Program, a four-year program (K-3) for teaching reading skills to primary-grade children. The contractions and abbreviations are listed and sequenced for the reading program. The results of…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Beginning Reading, Developmental Reading, Instructional Materials
Cronnell, Bruce – 1975
The English spelling system and the teaching of English spelling are discussed in relation to students who are learning English as a second (or foreign) language. The systematic nature of English spelling is described and a brief summary is presented of sound-to-spelling correspondences and of other spelling rules. Specific difficulties which may…
Descriptors: Consonants, English, English (Second Language), Interference (Language)
