Many are frustrated by English's phonetic inconsistencies: silent letters (knight), multiple pronunciations (read), and foreign influences. A more regular system could boost literacy, but implementation is a huge hurdle. #SpellingReform 2/6
youtu.be/TU0IGMOZhCQ Part 3 is finally finished!!!! #linguistics #spellingreform
👉 Did you know the 1960s saw an attempt to replace our alphabet to help kids learn to read faster? Explore the rise and fall of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) . 🔗 staceycarroll.org/sc-thoughts/... #Literacy #EducationHistory #SpellingReform #Reading #Phonics
👉 Did you know the 1960s saw an attempt to replace our alphabet — to help kids learn to read faster?
Explore the rise and fall of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) .
🔗 staceycarroll.org/sc-thoughts/...
#Literacy #EducationHistory #SpellingReform #Reading #Phonics #EdChat #TeachingTools
For those newly joined: the Bloo Bouk we post from is a copy. The original, the source manuscript, remains lost. We are now organising a search. More details to follow. This is not just a literary mission. It is a matter of memory. #SpellingReform #BlooBouk #AltLit #BookLore #MysticModernism
Do you know about the #Shavian Alphabet? It is an #English #SpellingReform designed by Ronald Kingsley Read to realize the dying wish of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Each letter stands for one sound and vice versa.
Linguists need love too. You can't hold #language at night.
Recording this video is the creepiest I've ever felt.
#linguistics #pickupline #english #spellingreform
South Bend Tribune, 4 Oct 1975, news item noting they've adopted the spelling C-L-U-E to replace C-L-E-W, matching major wire services.
Here's your periodic reminder that we can spell things however we want; it's all just a gentlemen's agreement. This was 1975. #SpellingReform