Yifan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I had an idea for an activity, something like a write activity with a
constantly updating spell checker that displayed spelling suggestions as you
typed
Which raises the question: What happened to the spell checking that used
to be in the Write and Browse
S Page [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Bastien wrote:
When designing a spell-checker, we should keep in mind that the
spell-checker should always suggest correct spellings, and never
underline errors.
I disagree. I think the standard red dots spell checking that AbiWord
and Firefox do is
Please provide the pointers if you would be so kind. I don't think spell
checkers of either type are likely to be used for early writers. When young
children are taught to write (when learning to write and read) in US
classrooms, they are encouraged not to obsess over the spelling of each
word.
Hi Carol,
Carol Farlow Lerche [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Please provide the pointers if you would be so kind.
Will do, when I have it!
English has too many words that don't follow rules, so if writing were
deferred
until spelling of each word could be perfect, young children would not be
