A brief glance at traditional orthographies and the initial teaching alphabet points up the need for spelling reform. (RB)

Discusses scientific research on the orthography factor in literacy acquisition. First, an i. t. a. experiment was carried out in Britain, and the second study was a comparision of literacy acquisition in 14 different countries. (Author/RK)

Using recognition rather than recall test procedures gives results which are inconsistent with the main features of the visual trace model for short-term memory. (Author)

Author's views before congress concerning the organization and purposes of the National Institute of Education, accompanied by a Proem by Frank G. Jennings. (CB)

Results supported the hypothesis that bilinguals would make more errors in English than native speakers, and that English unilinguals would err more on German than on English pentagrams. (Author)

Investigates selected reading readiness tests and points out that they measure a single generalized factor of readiness. The subtest concerning alphabet letter names provides the best predictor of successful reading in the tests examined. Bibliography. (RW)

Data suggests that perceptual processing in the language-appropriate direction is an established skill by the time a child finishes second grade. (Author)