ABSTRACT
A description is given of ‘Equal-Plus’, a new initial-teaching orthography currently being developed. This orthography bases its rationale on the sequence of competencies through which children are now known to pass in learning to read and spell. It makes use of such regularity as already exists in conventional English spelling and minimizes the need for ‘unlearning’. Reference is made to pilot studies which show that the system is easy to learn. Evidence is given which suggests that its early use might facilitate reading and writing in conventional orthography.
