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Comparison of Failure in i.t.a. and T.O

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Downing, John – Reading Teacher, 1969

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Reading Achievement, Reading Research

The Effects of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) on Young Children's Written Composition.

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Downing, John; And Others – Educational Research, 1967

Two independent pilot studies in Britain investigated the effect of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) on the creative expression and verbal skills in written composition of young children. The Staffordshire study compared a normal week's free compositions written by 54 children using the traditional alphabet with the compositions of a similar…

Descriptors: Creative Expression, Early Childhood Education, English Instruction, Initial Teaching Alphabet