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Initial Teaching Alphabet

–noun
a writing system based on an expanded English alphabet, consisting of 43 characters representing different phonemes of spoken English, used for teaching beginners to read. Abbreviation: I.T.A., i.t.a.
Also called augmented roman.
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initial teaching alphabet  
n.  An alphabet with 44 symbols, each of which represents a single sound, that is used to teach beginning reading of English.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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