Up the Royal Road Again--in Search of Inconsistency in I.T.A.

Birnie, J. R.

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Publication Date: 1970

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Up the Royal Road Again--in Search of Inconsistency in I.T.A

Birnie, J. R.

Reading, 4, 1, 28-32, Mar '70

Points out that i.t.a. is not without inconsistency and that the central difficulty lies with the schwa sound. The teaching of high frequency words containing the schwa (the, a) as exceptions seems advisable. Tables and bibliography. (RW)

Descriptors: Basic Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Pronunciation, Reading Research, Research Needs, Vowels, Word Frequency

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