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Initial Teaching Alphabet

Chris75_
Chris75_ Online Community Member Posts: 3,416 Championing
July 8 in Education and skills

Did any members learn to read with the ITA system, circa 1970?

I had no idea this even existed.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/06/1960s-schools-experiment-created-new-alphabet-thousands-children-unable-to-spell
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  • Chris75_
    Chris75_ Online Community Member Posts: 3,416 Championing
    July 8

    I bet someone out there was subjected to this silly experiment! You had to unlearn it at 8 yo, then learn the proper alphabet.

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