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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
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
Download full textToronto Board of Education (Ontario). Research Dept. – 1966
A two year pilot project studied difficulties of kindergarten-primary children learning to read via materials printed in the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) who, because of immaturity, late development, low ability, or inability to speak English, were expected to experience reading difficulty. Of 39 children in the first year of the study, 20 used…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, English (Second Language), Environmental Influences, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Lichtenstein, Jack – Elem Engl, 1970
Discusses a comparative study of three approaches used to minimize reading difficulties: words in color, the initial teaching alphabet, and the Lippincott Basic Reading Program. (SW)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Color, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Primary Education
Goldbecker, Sheralyn S. – 1975
In discussing instructional approaches to reading, this book offers several definitions of reading and discusses teaching techniques, including early methods, the basal approach, and recent trends, among them the phonics approach, the linguistics approach, the language experience approach, the initial teaching alphabet, individualized reading,…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Primary Education
Sandel, Lenore – 1998
In the traditional alphabet, 26 letters represent 40 different and distinct sounds of the spoken English language in transcription. This prevents a one-to-one phoneme-grapheme correspondence since some of the written symbols represent more than one sound. These inconsistencies in the writing system, recognized as the source of difficulty in…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Childrens Writing, Educational Research
Peer reviewedFijalkow, Jacques – Journal of Research in Reading, 1980
Cites the case of Hebrew learning in Israel to show that, contrary to popular belief, the complexity of grapho-phonetic relationships is a minor or nonexistent factor in learning difficulties. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Foreign Countries, Hebrew, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Carner, Rebecca L. – 1971
This study determined the effectiveness of the Initial Teaching Alphabet and Traditional Orthography on first and second grade pupils of normal and superior intelligence. The experimental i.t.a. group contained 44 first graders and 37 second graders, and the control traditional orthography groups had 43 first graders and 48 second graders.…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 2, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Orthographic Symbols
HENDERSON, GEORGE M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS GUIDE PROVIDES CLASSROOM TEACHERS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL DEPRIVATION, AND INDICATES HOW THESE CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCE THE DEPRIVED CHILD'S REACTION TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SETTING. SUGGESTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR HELPING THE TEACHER ADJUST TO THE CHILD AND FOR HELPING THE CHILD ADJUST TO THE SCHOOL. A…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Democratic Values, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
