englishcode

Linguists believe and support the

Innateness

Hypothesis

, which

states that

children are born already equipped with an

innate

blueprint or template for

spoken language called

Universal

Grammar

Written language, however, is a

human construct.

In the evolution of writing,

we have designated symbols to

represent the sounds of spoken language. We

have, in

essence, created our

own code.

The sound-symbol correspondence that has been developed

for

the

English language is called

the

English code

In order for students to

properly

master the components of our language, breaking the

code proves to

be a

monumental yet crucial task. Few

students naturally make the

association

between letters and

sounds.

English code

must

xplicitly

taught and

drilled until the associations from symbol to

sound and sound

symbol

are

automatic

The English Code

Walter E. Dunson, Jr., Ph.D.
Academic Language Therapist