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Synopsis
The Initial Teaching Alphabet (I.T.A. or i.t.a.) is a variant of the Latin alphabet developed by Sir James Pitman (the grandson of Sir Isaac Pitman, inventor of a system of shorthand) in the early 1960s. It was not intended to be a strictly phonetic transcription of English sounds, or a spelling reform for English as such, but instead a practical simplified writing system which could be used to teach English-speaking children to read more easily than can be done with traditional orthography. After children had learned to read using I.T.A., they would then eventually move on to learn standard English spelling. Although it achieved a certain degree of popularity in the 1960s, it has fallen into disuse.
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- PublisherPitman Publishing
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 0273433431
- ISBN 13 9780273433439
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages368
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Alphabets and Reading
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed by James Pitman on the front free end page. 1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Minor tears to dust jacket edges & corners, otherwise very good. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 89710
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Alphabets and Reading:the Initial Teaching Alphabet: The Initial Teaching Alphabet
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 349 pp. Includes table of contents, bibliography, index, line illustrations, b&w illustrations and tables. Book shows edgewear, yellowing and soiling to top page edges. Dustjacket shows edgewear, creasing, three short closed tears and soiling to extremities, else in very good condition. "This major work crystallizes the thought and experience of one of the leading authorities on alphabets and their relationship to the teaching of reading in the english-speaking world.". Seller Inventory # 006481
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Alphabets & Reading
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Pitman Publishing Corporation, New York, 1969
ISBN 10: 0273433431
ISBN 13: 9780273433439
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. First edition, hardcover, signed by Pitman on the first free end page, the book has a lean to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends, mild wear to the cover edges and corners, sunning to the head, creasing to the upper fore corners of pages 78-88, and 124-128, a previous owner's information penciled to the back paste down, and pulls to the first and last free end pages. Overall, a Near Very Good copy in a Good+, unclipped dust jacket, which has light rubbing to the covers, bumps with creasing to the spine ends, wear with peeling to the corners, wear with creasing to the edges, and a three inch tear with a large chip and tape repair to the head of the back cover against the gutter. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar. Seller Inventory # 206577
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Alphabets and reading: the initial teaching alphabet / by Sir James Pitman and John St. John
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London: Pitman, 1969
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Well-illustrated (illustrator). 1st edition. SIGNED and inscribed with additional signed letter. Near fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xviii,349p; 24plates; ill; 24cm. Notes: bibl p329-338Subjects: Reading (Elementary). Phonetic alphabet. Initial teaching alphabet. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 314453
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Alphabets and reading: the initial teaching alphabet / by Sir James Pitman and John St. John
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London: Pitman, 1969
ISBN 10: 0273433431
ISBN 13: 9780273433439
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
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Well-illustrated (illustrator). 1st edition. SIGNED and inscribed with additional signed letter. Near fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xviii,349p; 24plates; ill; 24cm. Notes: bibl p329-338Subjects: Reading (Elementary). Phonetic alphabet. Initial teaching alphabet. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 314453
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