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After 15 Years of i.t.a. in England--An Official Judgment
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Downing, John – English in Australia, 1976
Analyzes the Bullock commission's view on the methodology of beginning reading instruction with special reference to i.t.a. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Reading Instruction
Comparison of Failure in i.t.a. and T.O
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Downing, John – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Reading Achievement, Reading Research
Sensory Handicaps and the Initial Teaching Alphabet
Downing, John – Exceptional Child, 1978
The review surveys published and unpublished reports of the use of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) with several types of sensory handicaps. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Instructional Materials, Literature Reviews
A Gap Has Two Sides
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Downing, John – Reading Teacher, 1972
Suggests ways in which a teacher can change the learning task to suit the student's level of development. References. (VJ)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Experience Approach, Language Learning Levels
The Third International Reading Symposium: Today's Child and Learning to Read.
Downing, John; Brown, Amy L. – 1968
The symposium theme of "Today's Child and Learning to Read" provides the focal point for the 12 papers included in this volume. Each is concerned with an individual area of reading and the relevance of that area to the needs of today's students. Nearly half the articles deal with specific current approaches to reading instruction and their…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Disadvantaged