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Peer reviewedDowning, John – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Reading Achievement, Reading Research
Download full textSandel, 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
Riemer, George – 1969
This book suggests that first graders could express themselves on paper more easily and naturally if they were taught the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.). The chapters take up (1) the neglect of writing skills in a reading-oriented nation, (2) a comparison of the writing performance of students who learned the i.t.a. with that of students who…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Creative Expression, Creative Writing, English Curriculum
