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    This document summarizes and compares the orthographic structures and spelling rules of the Spanish and English languages. It finds that while Spanish has very consistent letter-sound correspondences and straightforward syllabification rules, English has many irregularities in its spelling patterns for vowels and consonants. English spelling is also more dependent on morphological features and historical influences than Spanish.

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    This document summarizes and compares the orthographic structures and spelling rules of the Spanish and English languages. It finds that while Spanish has very consistent letter-sound correspondences and straightforward syllabification rules, English has many irregularities in its spelling patterns for vowels and consonants. English spelling is also more dependent on morphological features and historical influences than Spanish.

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    This document summarizes and compares the orthographic structures and spelling rules of the Spanish and English languages. It finds that while Spanish has very consistent letter-sound correspondences and straightforward syllabification rules, English has many irregularities in its spelling patterns for vowels and consonants. English spelling is also more dependent on morphological features and historical influences than Spanish.

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    English Spanish Orthography

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    This document summarizes and compares the orthographic structures and spelling rules of the Spanish and English languages. It finds that while Spanish has very consistent letter-sound correspondences and straightforward syllabification rules, English has many irregularities in its spelling patterns for vowels and consonants. English spelling is also more dependent on morphological features and historical influences than Spanish.

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    Mora, J. K. (2001).

    Learning to spell in two languages: Orthographic transfer in a


    transitional Spanish/English bilingual program.

    In P. Dreyer (Ed.), Raising Scores, Raising Questions: Claremont Reading Conference


    65th Yearbook, 64-84. Claremont, CA: Claremont Graduate University.

    The alphabetic principle and The alphabetic principle and


    Spanish orthography English orthography

    There are 29 alphabet letters that There are 26 alphabet letters that
    represent 24 phonemes. represent from 40 to 52 phonemes.
    20 English phonemes have
    spellings that are predictable 90%
    of the time and 10 others are
    predictable over 80% of the time.
    There is a high level of
    correspondence between most
    Spanish letter-sound relationships
    and their English equivalents.

    The spelling of words can be Segmenting words into sounds


    derived by listening for its provides clues to their spelling
    component phonemes and writing most of the time. However, spelling
    the corresponding letter. There is in English also varies according to
    only one correct spelling for every the position of the sound in a
    word. We know how to pronounce syllable, what sounds come before
    every word we read based on its and after a given sound and the
    spelling. morphological structure of the
    word. Occasionally, a spelling will
    represent more than one word
    (read-read) so we have to use
    meaning as a clue to recognize the
    word.

    Some phonemes are spelled using Many letters in English are used as
    more than one letter (ch, ll, rr). markers that signal the sounds of
    Other than these cases, if a letter other letters. These letters have no
    is doubled, both letters are direct relation to the sounds in the
    pronounced (leer). word. Doubled letters may be part
    of a spelling pattern and frequently
    represent only one phoneme.

    There are 5 vowel letters and 5 There are five vowel letters and 15
    vowel sounds that are consistent. vowel sounds in English. There are
    They are always spelled the same, many different patterns used to
    except for i which is sometimes spell these vowel sounds.
    spelled with a y (i griega) such as
    in soy, voy, y.
    A few phonemes can be spelled in There are 19 consonant phonemes
    more than one way (/h/= g or j as that are sometimes spelled using
    in jirafa, girasol; /s/ as in cita, more than one letter.
    sitio; /k/= c & qu as in casa,
    queso).

    Dividing words into syllables is Dividing words into syllables is


    helpful in knowing how to helpful in knowing how to
    pronounce and spell them. pronounce and spell them. There
    Syllabification rules are regular. are six different types of syllables:
    Syllables either contain a single open, closed, vowel-consonant-e,
    vowel and or a diphthong. etc. Syllabification often depend on
    Diphthongs are a combination of word meaning and origins, so we
    a weak vowel (i, u) with a strong must use such word parts such as
    vowel (a,e,o) or two weak vowels. prefixes and suffixes for correct
    When we can pronounce words division and spelling of syllables.
    and break words into syllables and
    apply certain rules, we know how
    to place written accents correctly.

    Parts of a word (morphemes) can Parts of a word (morphemes) can


    be added or changed to change be added or changed to change the
    the meaning of the word. The meaning of the word. Many parts of
    meaning changes include verb words in English do not change the
    tense, number and gender and way they are required to in
    agreement in number and gender, Spanish.
    size and affection (-ito, -ón).

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