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Auguste, Joanne A.; Nalven, Fredric B. – Res Teach Engl, 1969
Compares the effects of ITA and TO instruction; based on Auguste's master's thesis, Queens College, New York, n. d. (RD)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Creativity, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Orthographic Symbols
Beatty, Barbara J. – Learning, 1974
This article describes the successful use of the initial teaching alphabet at Lenwood Elementary School in Barstow, California. (PD)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary School Students, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Orthographic Symbols
Rose, Ivan M. – Claremont Coll Reading Conf 32nd Yearbook, 1968
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Creative Thinking, Creative Writing, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedShapiro, Bernard J.; Shapiro, Phyllis P. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1973
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Orthographic Symbols, Primary Education
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
Peer reviewedNalven, Fredric B.; Auguste, Joanne – Research in the Teaching of English, 1972
Article presents a study to determine whether the apparent benefits of ITA over TO were long-lasting or ephemeral. (Author)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Comparative Testing, Creative Writing, Creativity Research
SANDEL, LENORE – 1967
TWO FIRST GRADE CLASSES, ONE USING THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET (ITA) AND ONE USING TRADITIONAL ORTHOGRAPHY (TO), WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM A SCHOOL IN EACH OF 4 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE TOTAL SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 100 CHILDREN IN ITA CLASSES AND 100 CHILDREN IN TO CLASSES. THE CLASSES WERE GROUPED HETEROGENEOUSLY. THE PINTNER- CUNNINGHAM PRIMARY…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Creative Writing, Grade 1
Downing, John Allen – Claremont Coll Reading Conf 32nd Yearbook, 1968
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Creative Writing, Discovery Learning, Individualized Instruction
Schwartz, Judy Iris – 1973
In an attempt to determine the effects on creative or free writing of the i.t.a. program, as well as to determine whether any relationship exists between scores on a readiness test and achievement in this form of written composition, an empirical study was conducted in two middle income communities with 140 white first-grade youngsters. The i.t.a.…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Creative Writing, Grading, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Mazurkiewicz, Albert J. – 1973
Based on its use with first graders in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for an eleven year period, the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) appears to have a number of advantages for reading instruction. These years of research have indicated that the advantages of i.t.a. are that it permits the child to: advance more rapidly in reading and writing…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Creative Writing, Grade 1, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Riemer, George – 1969
This book suggests that first graders could express themselves on paper more easily and naturally if they were taught the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.). The chapters take up (1) the neglect of writing skills in a reading-oriented nation, (2) a comparison of the writing performance of students who learned the i.t.a. with that of students who…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Creative Expression, Creative Writing, English Curriculum
