English is a difficult puzzle to crack for children at risk of reading failure and those who are English learners. The 44 sounds of English are represented by only 26 letters, and there are more than 1,000 different spelling patterns. The i.t.a. Linguistic Readers solve this puzzle by using the initial teaching alphabet (i.t.a.), a phonetic alphabet where the 44 sounds of spoken English map to 44 unique symbols. The stories in these linguistic books are designed to help struggling readers and English learners master the underlying phonetic code of English spelling without isolated drills and boring sentences like "The fat cat sat on the mat." These are real stories with authentic dialogue and description. Readers will enjoy the journey to reading mastery through improved accuracy and fluency in the eight books of this series.
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