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2. SR1 - Wikipedia

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   Spelling Reform 1 or Spelling Reform step 1 (more commonly known as SR1) is an English spelling reform proposal advocated by British/Australian linguist Harry Lindgren. It calls for the short /ɛ/ sound (as in bet) to always be spelt with E. For example, friend would become frend and head would become hed.

3. Initial Teaching Alphabet - Wikipedia

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   So whether the sound [k] is written with the letters "c" or "k" in ITA depends on the way the sound is written in standard English spelling, as also whether the sound [z] is written with the ordinary "z" letter or with a special backwards "z" letter (which replaces the "s" of standard spelling where it represents a voiced sound, and which ...

4. English-language spelling reform - Wikipedia

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   Spelling reform faces many arguments against the development and implementation of a reformed orthography for English. Public acceptance to spelling reform has been consistently low, at least since the early 19th century, when spelling was codified by the influential English dictionaries of Samuel Johnson (1755) and Noah Webster (1806).

5. National Curriculum for England - Wikipedia

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   The National Curriculum for England is the statutory standard of school subjects, lesson content, and attainment levels for primary and secondary schools in England. It is compulsory for local authority -maintained schools, but also often followed by independent schools and state-funded academies .

6. Language education in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Some chief education officers believed that language teaching should be compulsory up to 16, for the able children only. [14] As part of the National Curriculum, a Modern Languages working group was established in 1989. [15] The National Curriculum MFL Working Group (MFLWG) was chaired by Sir Martin Harris. The committee, possibly hardheadedly ...

7. English Spelling Society - Wikipedia

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   The English Spelling Society is an international organisation, based in the United Kingdom.It was founded in 1908 [1] as the Simplified Spelling Society.It primarily aims to raise awareness of problems caused by English spelling's irregularity and to improve literacy and reduce learning costs, including through the use of spelling reform. [2]