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Shapiro, Bernard J.; Shapiro, Phyllis P. – 1973
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of two methods of reading instruction on children's ability to write original compositions. The subjects for this study were 684 first and second graders. Of the 293 first grade children, 130 were receiving their reading instruction in i.t.a., while the remaining 163 children were working in…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Grade 1, Grade 2, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Moyle, Donald; Moyle, Louise M. – 1971
Recent approaches and techniques of teaching reading are surveyed in this monograph in a series of the United Kingdom Reading Association. Books, kits, programed learning packages, and reading hardware such as tapes, typewriters, and films are described and evaluated for their usefulness to the classroom teacher. Four major philosophies of reading…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Experience Approach, Programed Instructional Materials
Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1971
This anthology of short stories is representative of well-known 19th and 20th century Russian writers. Eleven stories, often adapted or abridged, are arranged in order of increasing difficulty and intended for use in intermediate and advanced phases of the Russian Basic Course. The selections, all in Cyrillic script, include: (1) A. S. Pushkin's…
Descriptors: Colleges, Cyrillic Alphabet, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Mazurkiewicz, Albert J. – 1971
This longitudinal study compared the longterm effects of beginning reading instruction in traditional orthography (TO) and the initial teaching alphabet (i.t.a.) on two pupil populations comparable in intelligence, socioeconomic status, and preschool experience. Teacher and school factors were rigorously controlled. A continuous comparison of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Creative Development, Elementary Education

Kratochwill, Thoman R.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1978
The stimuli in two artificial letter learning experiments varied in print size and dimensionality. Preschool children made the least errors when the stimuli were three dimensional, large print, and the children were directed to manipulate the letters. Replication with kindergarten children failed to show any differences among the treatments.…
Descriptors: Dimensional Preference, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten Children, Letters (Alphabet)

Knafle, June D.; Legenza, Alice – American Educational Research Journal, 1978
Results varied as a function of : (1) type of task (transfer, paired associate, or visual discrimination); (2) student age (kindergarten, first grade, or college); (3) stimuli size; and (4) number of response indicators. Research findings cannot be generalized from artificial orthographies to the English alphabet or from various aged subjects to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Higher Education, Letters (Alphabet), Orthographic Symbols

Smith, Kim L. – CALICO Journal, 1984
Describes the programs and modifications needed to do word processing using foreign language characters. One such program, Screenwriter, uses soft character sets -- character sets which can be designed by the program user. This program has a word processing power combined with a foreign language capability that would allow any person to work with…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Educational Technology
Hohmann, Mary – 2002
Noting that phonemic awareness has been identified as an essential skill that prepares children for reading, this book contains 130 phonemic awareness activities suitable for small-group learning in preschools, prekindergarten programs, Head Start programs, child care centers, and home-based programs. Reflecting the teaching strategies of the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten
Layman, Traci Arbogast; O'Neal, Thelma Lucille – 1996
Early childhood educators are concerned with the most effective method of integrating whole language and phonics to maximize emergent literacy skills. In kindergarten, it is especially important to provide the students with a variety of institutional approaches to accommodate different learning styles. A study examined the effectiveness of Super…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten, Learning Strategies
Ediger, Marlow – 2000
For student success in reading achievement, recognition needs must be met--each person desires to be recognized for things well done and for improvement over previous performances. This paper discusses how this can be done in the teaching of reading. The paper first enumerates and reports on selected past methods of reading instruction: initial…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Holistic Approach, Initial Teaching Alphabet
McClintick, Otto F. – Literacy Discussion, 1972
The use of television as an aid for teaching the initial teaching alphabet is discussed with programing recommendations. (RK)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Television, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Kindergarten

Fauke, Joyce; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
Descriptors: Alphabets, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students

Mendelsohn, Frances A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1972
Study attempted to examine the long range effects of ITA. (MB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
Reading Newsreport, 1972
Reprints an interview with the Director of the i.t.a. Foundation about the history of i.t.a. and plans for its continuing use in the United States. (MB)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Beginning Reading, Educational Innovation, Information Centers

Smythe, P. C.; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1971
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Developmental Reading, Elementary School Students