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| Downing, John | 2 |
| McCann, Edward | 1 |
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Peer reviewedDowning, John – Reading, 1972
Lists criticisms and responses to the i.t.a. (MM)
Descriptors: Initial Teaching Alphabet, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Peer reviewedMcCann, Edward – Reading, 1970
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Evaluation Needs, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedDowning, John – Reading, 1977
Discusses the hazards that the English language contains for children learning to read, reports the Bullock Report's recommendation to judge I.T.A. on its merits, and describes research findings suggesting that the probability of reading failure is considerably greater when T.O. is used than when I.T.A. is used. (GT)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Foreign Countries, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
