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41Initial Teaching Alphabet — The Initial Teaching Alphabet (I.T.A.) was developed by Sir James Pitman (the grandson of Sir Isaac Pitman, the inventor of a system of shorthand, who took up the issue of spelling reform with a variant typeface) as a tool for teaching children… …
42Dick and Jane — For the 1977 film Fun with Dick and Jane, see Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film). For the 2005 film remake of Fun with Dick and Jane, see Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film). Fun With Dick and Jane Dick and Jane were the main characters in popular …
43Miscue analysis — was originally developed by Ken Goodman for the purpose of understanding the reading process. It is a diagnostic tool that helps researchers/teachers gain insight into the reading process. The term miscue was initiated by Ken Goodman to describe… …
44Decodable text — is a type of text often used in beginning reading instruction. With this type of text, new readers can decipher words using the phonics skills they have been taught. For instance, children could decode a phrase such as “Pat the fat rat” if they… …
45Diane McGuinness — (born 1933) is a cognitive psychologist who has written extensively on sex differences, education, learning disabilities, and early reading instruction.[1] She currently holds the title of Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of… …
46Ebonics — The term Ebonics was originally intended and sometimes used for the language of all people of African ancestry, or for that of Black North American and West African people, emphasizing the African roots of the former; since 1996 it has been… …
47Hooked on Monkey Fonics — South Park episode Cartman learns phonics. Episode no …
48Inventive spelling — Inventive, or invented, spelling is the non conventional spelling of a word created by a novice reader or writer. It contrasts with conventional spelling, the correct or standard spelling. Overview Inventive spelling is not an instructional… …
49Alphabetic principle — The alphabetic principle is the understanding that letters are used to represent speech sounds and that there are systematic and predictable relationships between written letters and spoken words. The alphabetic principle is the foundation of any …
50Open Court Reading — See also: Phonics, and Synthetic phonics The Open Court Reading Program is a core Language arts/English series used in a large number of elementary schools classrooms. It was one of two reading programs adopted for use in California schools… …
