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| Initial Teaching Alphabet | 1 |
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Download full textBlock, J. R. – i.t.a. Foundation Report, 1966
Research on the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) is viewed from two aspects--its limitations and how it can be improved. Thus far research has indicated that (1) transition from i.t.a. to traditional orthography is not the problem expected and (2) the children who are taught with i.t.a. read no better or worse than children taught with the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Measurement Instruments, Reading Research
