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2. Initial Teaching Alphabet - Wikipedia

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   The Initial Teaching Alphabet (I.T.A. or i.t.a.) is a variant of the Latin alphabet developed by Sir James Pitman (the grandson of Sir Isaac Pitman, inventor of a system of shorthand) in the early 1960s. It was not intended to be a strictly phonetic transcription of English sounds, or a spelling reform for English as such, but instead a ...

3. Alphabetic principle - Wikipedia

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   The alphabetic principle is the foundation of any alphabetic writing system (such as the English variety of the Latin alphabet, one of the more common types of writing systems in use today). In the education field, it is known as the alphabetic code. [1][2][3][4] Alphabetic writing systems that use an (in principle) almost perfectly phonemic ...

4. Phonics - Wikipedia

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   Phonics is a method for teaching reading and writing to beginners. To use phonics is to teach the relationship between the sounds of the spoken language (phonemes), and the letters (graphemes) or groups of letters or syllables of the written language. Phonics is also known as the alphabetic principle or the alphabetic code. [1]

5. List of writing systems - Wikipedia

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   The World’s Writing Systems, catalogue of 294 writing systems, each with a typographic reference glyph and Unicode status. Deseret Alphabet. ScriptSource – a dynamic, collaborative reference to the writing systems of the world. Languages.

6. D'Nealian - Wikipedia

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   D'Nealian. The D'Nealian Method (sometimes misspelled Denealian) is a style of writing and teaching handwriting based on Latin script which was developed between 1965 and 1978 by Donald N. Thurber (1927–2020) in Michigan, United States. Building on his experience as a primary school teacher, Thurber aimed to make the transition from print ...

7. English-language spelling reform - Wikipedia

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   English-language spelling reform. For centuries, there have been movements to reform the spelling of the English language. Such spelling reform seeks to change English orthography so that it is more consistent, matches pronunciation better, and follows the alphabetic principle. [1] Common motives for spelling reform include making learning ...

8. History of the International Phonetic Alphabet - Wikipedia

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   The International Phonetic Alphabet was created soon after the International Phonetic Association was established in the late 19th century. It was intended as an international system of phonetic transcription for oral languages, originally for pedagogical purposes. The Association was established in Paris in 1886 by French and British language ...

9. Zaner-Bloser (teaching script) - Wikipedia

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   The Zaner-Bloser (also Zaner-Bloser Method) is a teaching script for handwriting based on Latin script as well as a system of penmanship instruction, which originated around 1904 at the Zanerian College of Penmanship in Columbus, Ohio. Charles P. Zaner (1864–1918) and Elmer W. Bloser (1865–1929), originally a Spencerian Method instructor ...