Use temporary/creative spelling to spell independently while beginning to transition to standard spelling. 0201.3.6

Links verified on 2/23/2010

1. In Defense of Temporary Spelling - use this document from Educators Publishing Service to help parents understand temporary or invented spelling [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
2. Using inventive spelling - guidelines to follow when you use inventive spelling
3. Invented Spelling - To help you decode what your child has written; a chart showing the sound that your child may be trying to produce with different letters [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]