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Direct linkGehsmann, Kristin M.; Mesmer, Heidi Anne – Reading Teacher, 2023
This article addresses the characteristics of learners in the emergent stage of literacy development and describes two instructional practices that facilitate the development of the alphabetic principle and concept of word in text.
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Phonological Awareness
Kaye, Elizabeth L.; Lose, Mary K. – Reading Teacher, 2019
Letter learning is nuanced, complex, and essential to the development of an effective literacy processing system. Forming and naming letters, rapidly differentiating between visually similar letters, and recognizing their sound correspondences are foundational to becoming a reader and writer. Indeed, control over letters affects monitoring,…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Alphabets, Beginning Reading, Emergent Literacy
Peer reviewedAbiri, John O. O. – Reading Teacher, 1976
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedDowning, John – Reading Teacher, 1976
Discusses the positive effects that can be gained from using the initial teaching alphabet in beginning reading instruction. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Orthographic Symbols, Primary Education
Peer reviewedDowning, John – Reading Teacher, 1972
Suggests ways in which a teacher can change the learning task to suit the student's level of development. References. (VJ)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Experience Approach, Language Learning Levels
