General Chat

Mandy Yes it was the Initial Teaching Alphabet system. It was around in the late 60s and was the 'In' thing. I dread to think how many pounds were spent on books in our primary schools, only to be dumped when it went out of fashion. I well remember visiting a reception class c. 1968 and being asked to read a story to the children. It was a real struggle, especially words with double 'O' in the middle as they were written with a sort of curved W with a loop in the middle. I'm glad it went.

Hi Mandy I think the scheme you mean was called I.T My children learnt it at their school although they could read well. it took them ages to learn to spell properly after being taught by this method Bren

Yuo would have great trouble getting that lot through your 'spellchecker' though!!!!

While we're on this subject, does anyone remember the name of a reading scheme where everything was spelt phonetically? It would have been around when I was starting primary school (oo eck, 35 years ago!); there were several primary schools in the area, and my parents wouldn't send me to the one that used this method. We've been wracking our brains for ages to try and remember what it was called!

tHAT'S FANTASTIC, bOB, Absolutely no ploberm. But if you junk the spelling it gets really hard. Ever read Feersum Enjin by Iain Banks? First fifty pages of phonetic spelling are like wading through treacle, then suddenly I can cope. Brenda

Idened amzanig!!

Bob Bldooy Hlel, I undsteorod taht perecflty Sue xx

My eldest daughter, Caroline, is dyslexic. She was label stupid at school, particularly in her 'A' level years and had a lot of problems, which we had put down, at best her reaction to younger siblings health problems and at worst drugs. Everything became very clear when she reached university and spoke with the student counsellor, who subjected she maybe be dyslexic. Had an assessment, was diagnosed and systems where put in place. She's not looked back and has successfully completed her first year at university and has changed from diploma to degree course for her second year. She had the opportunity to go back to school last November for speech day and let those teachers know that had marked her down as stupid that there was a reasonable why she struggled. I wished I'd had a camera to see their jaws drop. She's now received the help/assistance she deserves and is determined to get that 2:1, if not a first. Just because they don't read everything correctly and can't spell for toffee, doesn't mean these people should be written off. Wendy

It's incredible Bob! But very annoying because I'm a secretary and am itching to rearrange the letters lol

Subject: who is disylexic????????? The Amazing Human Mind I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt !.!.!