<P>How do children learn to spell and what kinds of teaching support them most effectively?</P><P>Based on a three-year longitudinal study of children''s spelling in different primary classrooms, <STRONG>Olivia O''Sullivan</STRONG>, Assistant Director of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education and <STRONG>Anne Thomas, </STRONG>the former Inset Director of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, pose a number of important questions:</P><UL><P><LI>what kinds of knowledge are involved in spelling? </LI><P></P><P><LI>what are the links between learning to read and learning to spell? </LI><P></P><P><LI>what kinds of systematic teaching and interventions make a difference to children''s progress?</LI><P></P></UL><P>Packed with case studies, photographs and examples of children¿s work, this unique book sets out the most effective approaches to spelling and provides teachers with a broad set of principles on which to base their teaching. This is an invaluable resource for any t