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i.t.a. Made It in Lenwood

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

I.T.A. Revisited.

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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