I have been studying these patterns closely for the better part of a decade. I kind of can't believe that I haven't written in depth about this before. I've certainly written some, and talked some, hither and yon, but here is the story I really want to tell.
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This, then, below, is the first in my Dissertation Station posts. It's not new writing; it's excerpted from my dissertation proposal. But I haven't published this anywhere before now.
The real question here is actually, "Why are these words spelled the way they are?"
First, if you're dying for a scope and sequence, pick any program and use it as a guide. Just don't pass along the inherent lies. Second, and more importantly, there absolutely are core understandings that must be developed when studying the writing system with students of any age.
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