Teaching English and Language Learning English Journal
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): February

IDENTIFYING FREQUENT SPELLING ERROR FOR YOUNG LEARNES OF PPA DELADA IO-126 HELEFANIKHA, GUNUNGSITOLI IDANOI (A PSYCHOLINGUISTICS STUDY)

Zebua, Malili (Unknown)
Gulo, Lefis Niwati (Unknown)
Ziliwu, Yurman (Unknown)
Laowo, Fitriana Purnamasari (Unknown)
Lase, Efen Ronalis (Unknown)
Harefa, Afore Tahir (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Feb 2026

Abstract

Spelling is an important component of English writing skills, especially for early learners. Repeated spelling errors not only indicate limited writing ability, but also reflect the cognitive processes involved in language acquisition and comprehension. This study aims to reanalyze the spelling errors of young learners at PPA Delada IO-126 Helefanikha, Gunungsitoli Idanoi, from a psycholinguistic perspective with a focus on orthographic knowledge. This study uses secondary data obtained from previous research on spelling errors. The data were analyzed by linking types of spelling errors, such as letter substitution, letter omission, and letter sequence errors, with the domains of language acquisition and language comprehension. The results showed that the dominant spelling errors were related to learners' weak orthographic knowledge, which indicated a negative relationship with their ability to acquire and comprehend written language. This study concludes that spelling errors are a representation of mental processes in language learning and have important implications for teaching English spelling to early learners.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

telle

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

TELLE Journal is an OPEN ACCESS journal aims to provide opportunity for research to publish research articles of analyses, studies, research reports, application of theories, material development, and reviews. The scopes of the journal cover English Language, English linguistics, English literature, ...