Mostly a lurker, but wanted to chime in. Inventive spelling allowed my perfectionist newly 5 year old feel comfortable writing her first book in kindergarten. It allowed her the confidence that her ideas/story/writing didn't need to be perfect. Funny thing is that in 2nd grade she was in her own spelling group and easily spelled words I had to look up for definition to be certain (auspicious, auspiciousness). She is inherently a great speller and the inventive spelling that was allowed and encouraged in kinder allowed to to continue developing her writing ability without hindering her eventual spelling. She is not on the spectrum. She has some other vision issues, an odd pencil grasp and a few other things. Just our experience with a DD with perfectionist tendencies.
ETA: Inventive spelling wasn't necessarily encouraged, but accepted as a normal part of writing development. Meaning the main thing was to get the kids to write down their ideas and thoughts. The corrected spelling was added underneath if the word wasn't easily able to be figured out. And correct spelling wasn't discouraged.
Last edited by AudioMommy; 09/06/13 06:57 PM. Reason: clarification
