The Improvement of Spelling through Reading

The study of eye movements in reading.

“…Here is a good example of how training in perception habits with no attention to eye movements yields changed oculomotor patterns which reflect more effective central processes of apprehension and assimilation. In a later study, Gilbert and Gilbert (36) found that spelling is learned more effectively when words are studied in isolation than when encountered as critical words in reading. Eye movements revealed that when words were in text the reading was disrupted, especially for poor spellers.…”

Spelling Research and Practice: A Unified Approach

“…Studies by Allen and Ager (1965) and Knoell and Harris (1952) found that spelling is an independent skill and that transfer effects from other areas of the curriculum should not be expected. Although students learn many words outside of specific spelling instruction, this incidental learning is applied primarily by the good spellers (Gilbert & Gilbert, 1944;Tyler, 1939). Thus, for poor spellers, basing remedial spelling procedures on reading or other language arts activities may not be justified.…”

Evaluating Spelling Programs and Materials

“…independent skill and that teachers should not expect transfer effects from other areas of the curriculum. Earlier research by Gilbert and Gilbert (1944) and Tyler (1939) revealed that poor spellers do not learn many words outside of the spelling period. Thus, for mainstreamed handicapped students, remedial spelling instruction based solely on reading or other language arts activities may not be justified.…”