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Peer reviewedShapiro, Bernard J.; Shapiro, Phyllis P. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1973
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Orthographic Symbols, Primary Education
Peer reviewedShapiro, Phyllis P.; Shapiro, Bernard J. – New England Reading Association Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Grade 2, Individual Needs, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Download full textShapiro, Phyllis P.; Shapiro, Bernard J. – 1971
The effects on written composition of two reading approaches--traditional orthography (TO) and the initial teaching alphabet (i.t.a.)--are compared. Two hundred and ninety-three first graders and 391 second graders, half of whom had learned reading with TO and half with i.t.a., were each asked to write two compositions. These essays were rated on…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Creative Writing, Grade 1, Grade 2
Shapiro, Bernard J.; Shapiro, Phyllis P. – 1973
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of two methods of reading instruction on children's ability to write original compositions. The subjects for this study were 684 first and second graders. Of the 293 first grade children, 130 were receiving their reading instruction in i.t.a., while the remaining 163 children were working in…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Grade 1, Grade 2, Initial Teaching Alphabet
