What is the 'old spelling story' about?2 answers
2024-11-19 18:16
Well, it could be about the evolution of spelling in a particular language. For example, in English, the old spellings were much more chaotic compared to now. Words like 'knight' used to be spelled in a way that more closely resembled its pronunciation in Old English. It might also be a story about how people in the past learned and taught spelling, which was probably a very different experience from what we have today with standardized spellings and modern educational methods.
Natural SpellingPronics, also known as phonic or natural pronunciation, was a method used to teach the reading and writing of alphabetic languages, such as English or Russian.
It could improve the ability of the learner to hear, recognize, and operate the phoneme, so that they could master the pronunciation and identify the pronunciation of the pronunciation. It was mainly to learn the pronunciation rules of the 44 basic English letters and letter combinations, so as to grasp the rules of English spellings and establish a direct connection between the natural pronunciation of letters. Through this connection, the learner can spell out new words and apply them to words, thereby improving their English reading ability.
This method originated in the United States. It was first proposed by John Hart in 1570. In 1978, it was first introduced and adopted by Professor Cheng Musheng of Tsinghua University.
In English, there were many pronunciation rules. For example, the letters corresponded to the pronunciation of the syllable: b corresponded to the pronunciation of ball, d corresponded to dog, etc. There were also cases where there were multiple pronunciations like the letter c. When it was followed by a, o, or u, the pronunciation was the same as the letter k. When it was followed by e, i, or y, the pronunciation was usually the same as the letter s. Sometimes, before e or i, it would sound/sh/. The pronunciation of alphabets was to connect the pronunciation of each syllable together and treat it as a whole when dividing the syllables.
Natural phoning was closely related to reading, and its purpose was to read. When a learner used natural phoning in language learning, it could effectively learn new words and increase their vocabulary. However, if they simply learned phoning without reading, the effect might be minimal. Moreover, there were certain prerequisites before learning the Natural Spelling Method. For example, the child needed to have a concept of print, have a sense of phoneme, and pay attention to the appropriate age for learning (it was more suitable for younger children. If children above the fourth grade of primary school had not yet learned systematically, they could consider whether to learn it according to their own level).
"Choose" was equally exciting. Everyone was welcome to read it!
I'm in chapter 14 right now, and the story is quite good for a 15 year old like you(Cough,I'm 16 years old this year don't mind me) to write this humorous story. I will look forward of how the story will goes. Keep up the good work 👍., Don't worry about the grammar or spelling error, since we can read it well.