Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website. Read the latest issue.The Elementary School Journal has served researchers, teacher educators, and practitioners in the elementary and middle ...

If you started school in the 1960’s you may remember the Initial Teaching Alphabet or ITA. It was a system devised by Sir James Pitman which was supposed to help young children learn to read more ...

Apps to teach small children letters and words have come a long way since my own kids were playing StickyBear ABC on an Apple ][+. Here are two examples: Lola's Alphabet Train (US$0.99) for the iPhone ...

For parents, it seems as though there’s an endless number of books out there designed to teach children the alphabet. In addition to the regular books out there, gamer parents can now introduce their ...