The Contribution of Imagery to the Learning of English Spelling

Abstract

The advent of the Communicative Approach to language learning has highlighted the importance of developing students’ oral skills. However, this emphasis on orality has relegated the written skills to a second place and children often have trouble when learning how to write in English.  The present article aims to show how visuals can enhance children’s learning of English spelling since the acquisition of an accurate orthography can be helped by means of using imagery.