This article explores how the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA), a widely adopted educational experiment in the 1970s, influenced spelling skills. While ITA facilitated early reading, its unintended effects on adult spelling remain significant.
Long-Term Learning Effects
The Educational Legacy of ITA: Understanding Its Long-Term Impact on Spelling Skills
This article explores the long-term effects of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) on learners’ spelling abilities, analyzing how this experimental teaching method from the 1970s facilitated early literacy but left a lasting legacy of spelling challenges.
