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Let pupils abandon spelling rules, says academic
- 8-9-08
- Categorized in: Daily EducationNews, International EdNews, K-12
Children are being held back at school because they are forced to memorise irregular spellings and learn how to use the apostrophe, a leading academic will claim this week. John Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics at University College London and president of the Spelling Society, will use the society’s centenary dinner this week to call for a “freeing up†of English spelling.
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