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Albert, Elaine – 1986
Intended to help children learn phonics and to learn how to use phonics, this handbook is modeled on the 15th century hornbook. The handbook is divided into three parts: (1) "What Went Wrong?"; (2) "HOW to Teach Someone to Read by Beginning with Basic Phonics"; and (3) "Special Problems." Nineteen references and a…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Phonemic Alphabets, Phonics
Neill, George – 1969
The varied results of three beginning reading research studies are presented. Methods of teaching beginning reading, including i/t/a, whole word approach, and code emphasis, are briefly discussed. A research project that supports evidence against claims of a "single solution" to beginning reading is discussed, and a list of practical suggestions…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Experience Charts, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Methods
Initial Teaching Alphabet Foundation, Hempstead, NY. – 1971
The Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) was designed by Sir James Pitman as a reading teaching medium from which immediate and efficient transition may be made to the alphabet of regular English. Questions and answers covered in this booklet provide information concerning its history, effectiveness, methods of use, teaching areas, and relationship…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Beginning Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Orthographic Symbols
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Council for Basic Education, Washington, DC. – 1972
The primary purpose of this paper on reading instruction is to inform teachers and parents of the superiority of phonics or code-based approaches over the whole-word method (still the dominant method in the United States). The first section deals with the nature of reading skills, the second section covers the history and present status of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Dyslexia, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Phonics
Baxter, Claudia – Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1971
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Experience Approach, Phonics
GATES, ARTHUR I. – 1967
SOME IMPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH ARGUMENTS ARE PRESENTED FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF WIDER AND MORE RAPID READING AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VARIED SKILLS BASIC TO SUCCESS IN ANY TYPE OF READING. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT READING BE TAUGHT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A WELL-ROUNDED LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM IN A MANNER THAT WILL PROMOTE EFFECTIVE LEARNING IN ALL…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Individualized Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Phonics
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Stolee, Peter B. – Reading Improvement, 1970
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Malagasy, Material Development
Crisp, Glen – Australian Journal of Reading, 1980
Briefly defines nine distinct methods of teaching reading and summarizes how teachers use reading materials. (AEA)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Individualized Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Experience Approach
Aukerman, Robert – Reading Newsreport, 1972
Evaluates some of the 100 different teaching approaches to beginning reading and reading theory. (Author/RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Individualized Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet
HAYES, ROBERT B.; WUEST, RICHARD C. – 1967
FOR THE THIRD YEAR, THE FOLLOWING FOUR DIFFERENT METHODS OF TEACHING READING WERE CONTRASTED--(1) THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET, (2) A PHONIC, FILMSTRIP, WHOLE-CLASS APPROACH, (3) A WHOLE-WORD, ECLECTIC BASAL READER METHOD, AND (4) THE PRECEDING APPROACH SUPPLEMENTED BY A PHONICS PROGRAM. SOME 400 FIRST-GRADE PUPILS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Grade 2, Grade 3, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Bruininks, Robert H.; And Others – 1969
This study contrasted the psycholinguistic abilities of good and poor readers from disadvantaged backgrounds after completion of the first grade, using the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities. It was predicted that disadvantaged children classified as poor readers would be significantly inferior to those identified as good readers on…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Initial Teaching Alphabet
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Woodfin, Mary Jo – Educational Leadership, 1973
Article introduces ways to improve reading at upper school levels and provides suggestions for avoiding the turmoil that reading has undergone in the past. (RK)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Individualized Instruction, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Phonics
DUNN, LLOYD M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE APPROACHES TO TEACHING BEGINNING READING AND THE INFLUENCE OF AN ORAL LANGUAGE STIMULATION PROGRAM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IS REPORTED IN THE FIRST-YEAR REPORT OF A 2-YEAR INTERVENTION STUDY. SUBJECTS WERE 608 FIRST-GRADE PUPILS FROM 12 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN AN INNER-CITY AREA. THE THREE EXPERIMENTAL…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Spache, George D. – 1972
This book reviews research on the teaching of elementary reading and summarizes the research in such a way as to make it useful to the elementary school teacher. A number of methods and procedures of instruction are considered. The first chapter discusses when to begin reading and general topics related to teaching young children, and the second…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1971
Descriptions of reading programs and services related to elementary reading instruction in 16 Washington, D.C. schools are included in this report. Data are reported for grade levels only and combines information for all schools. Basal readers are the most commonly used materials, with approaches used with these materials varying greatly across…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Initial Teaching Alphabet
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