10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET»
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Initial Teaching Alphabet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Initial Teaching Alphabet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1970: July-December
New York, Initial Teaching Alphabet Publications. 30 p. (Early-to- read I/T/A
program) © Initial Teaching Alphabet Publications, Inc.; 14Apr66; A197831.
TARBOX, RAYMOND. The Indochina wars of Hemingway and Tennyson. 27 1.
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1973
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Handwriting of the Twentieth Century
The main purpose of this book is to create a historical record, however, techniques are illustrated that may be useful for teachers today, while the ever-changing views of the stylists provide examples, as well as a warning, to those who ...
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Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
Although most names are upper case, there are such exceptions as the Initial
Teaching Alphabet (or initial teaching alphabet), officially abbreviated as i.t.a.
and ita. See LETTER WORD. INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET, short forms i.t.a.,
ita, ...
Thomas Burns McArthur, Roshan McArthur, 2005
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Encyclopedia of Special Education, 3 Volume Set
The Initial Teaching Alphabet, popularly known as i/t/a, was devised by Sir James
Pitman ofEngland. His work was the amalgamation ofearlier work done by British
advocates of the simplification of English spelling. Pitman promoted the ...
Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, 2007
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A Survey of English Spelling
7.3.5 The Shaw alphabet and the Initial Teaching Alphabet The most radical
proposal for the reform of English orthography in this century was potentially the
best funded and, ironically, the least regarded. George Bernard Shaw died in
1950.
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A Bibliography on Writing and Written Language
Konrad Ehlich, Florian Coulmas. Downing, John A. Downing, John A. (1964b)
The Initial Teaching Alphabet. London: Cassell. EDUC READ Downing, John A. (
1964c) How your childrean are being taught to read with the i.t.a. London: ...
Konrad Ehlich, Florian Coulmas, 1996
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Education of the Exceptional Child: History, Present ...
The Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) by Sir James Pitman is growing in its use with
hearing impaired children, both as a base for speech and as a base for reading.
Speechreading is the newer view of the old term, lipreading. Speechread- ing is ...
An imaginative way round the problem is the "initial teaching alphabet" ( ita ) .
This was a scheme invented by Sir James Pitman which applied letter-to-sound
relationships much more consistently. It also used some symbols which are
similar ...
The method, called I.T.A. for Initial Teaching Alphabet, uses a 43-character
alphabet that assigns one letter to each sound in the English language. English
is such a crazy language that it spells these 43 sounds in 2,000 different ways.
... the Shavian system was yet another dead end in the search for a new
improved English spelling system. One final attempt to reform spelling which we
will consider here is the Initial Teaching Alphabet, devised by Tames Pitman
himself.
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET»
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Initial Teaching Alphabet is used in the context of the following news items.
BYGONES: Grimsby childhood memories of Yarborough
Some pupils read books in the initial teaching alphabet (ITA), designed to make it easier to cope with the idiosyncrasies of the English ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Feb 15»
The threat to Christmas carols – and how to save them
... one of education's most disastrous mistakes, along with the adoption of the daft Initial Teaching Alphabet (whatever happened to that?). «Spectator.co.uk, Dec 14»
Frank, informed voice of Jean Fink leaves Pittsburgh school board …
... the years, and the Initial Teaching Alphabet, a confusing alternative alphabet used to teach reading when her oldest daughter was in school, ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Nov 13»
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1961: The Initial Teaching Alphabet system was introduced in 19 schools. 1961: Trades Union Congress expelled Electrical Trades Union for ... «Scotsman, Sep 13»
Reviewed: Does Spelling Matter? by Simon Horobin
Do you remember the “initial teaching alphabet” (ITA)? If you are in your late forties or early fifties, you may well. It was designed by James ... «New Statesman, Mar 13»
