orthographydriven
Orthographydriven is a term used in literacy education to describe an approach that places orthography—the conventional spelling system—at the center of reading and writing instruction. In this framework, knowledge of letter patterns, syllable structure, word formation, and etymology is developed to support word recognition, vocabulary, and production, with particular emphasis in languages with deep or irregular orthographies such as English.
Core practices include explicit instruction in spelling rules and patterns, morpheme analysis, derivational morphology, and etymology-based
Relation to other approaches: orthographydriven is typically contrasted with phonics- or phonology-centric approaches and may be
Terminology and research status: orthographydriven is not a universally standardized label, and its precise definition varies