What orthographic skills are taught by seven upper primary teachers?

Authors

  • Myriam Villeneuve-Lapointe Université du Québec à Montréal
  • André C. Moreau Université du Québec en Outaouais
  • Sylvie Blain Université de Moncton

Keywords:

Orthographe lexicale, connaissances orthographiques, pratique effective, pratique déclarée, enseignement

Abstract

French spelling is based on several skills that need to be acquired: phonological, morphological and visuoorthographic. To promote this learning, formal teaching is essential to ensure academic success. However, few research has focused on orthographic knowledge taught in the classroom. In this article, the knowledge reported and taught by seven upper primary school teachers was documented. A semi-structured interview, two observations during spelling teaching and two self-confrontation interviews were used to identify the knowledge taught. According to our results, the teachers taught all spelling knowledge, even though they make few references to this knowledge in the interviews and self-confrontation interviews.

Author Biographies

Myriam Villeneuve-Lapointe, Université du Québec à Montréal

is a professor in the Faculty of Education at the Université de Sherbrooke. Her research focuses on the emergence of writing in preschool education and the didactics of writing and grammar in primary school. She is a regular researcher in the FRQSC research team “Collectif de recherche sur la continuité des apprentissages en lecture et en écriture (Collectif CLÉ)”. myriam.villeneuve-lapointe@usherbrooke.ca

André C. Moreau, Université du Québec en Outaouais

is a professor in the Department of Education Sciences at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. He is co-holder of the Interdisciplinary Research Chair in Literacy and Inclusion (CIRLI). His research focuses on the oral and written literacy skills and the social uses of learners, including those living with a learning disability or intellectual impairment, the skills of inclusive educational environments, school transitions, and professional learning communities. andre.moreau@uqo.ca

Sylvie Blain, Université de Moncton

is a professor in the Faculty of Education Sciences at the Université de Moncton. Her research focuses on the didactics of French at the primary level, the writing process in mother tongue and in second language, the didactics of reading at primary level, and the pedagogical integration of technologies. sylvie.blain@umoncton.ca

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2022-09-30

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Villeneuve-Lapointe, M., Moreau, A. C., & Blain, S. (2022). What orthographic skills are taught by seven upper primary teachers?. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 57(3), 101–116. Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/9773

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