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Beginning to Write

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Learning the Spelling System

• Students begin to associate sounds with letters and use them to approximate words.
• This temporary spelling reinforces phoneme awareness and phonics instruction.
• Students begin to use conventional spellings as letters, rules, and patterns are introduced.