i.t.a.

I assume you mean the Pitman i.t.a. several other 'initial teaching alphabets' have been proposed.

On simplifying English DC 2007

What I think i.t.a. did was help focus minds on the relationship between phonology and orthography.

On simplifying English DC 2007

And there was always a problem over the fact that, while the children were learnng i.t.a. in one learning environment, they were being exposed to traditional orthography everywhere else.

On simplifying English DC 2007

But there were difficulties - for instance, it wasn't so good if you had an accent which wasn't accurately reflected in the i.t.a. symbols.

On simplifying English DC 2007

i.t.a. wasn't so much a method of simplification as a method of avoiding irregularity - or, rather, postponing it until children had grasped the notion that writing is essentially a regular relationship between sounds and spellings.

On simplifying English DC 2007

His Pitman Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) has some elements that really appeal to me — and some that really don’t:

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