Readable English
Readable English is a phonetic version of English that conveys the pronunciation of words without changing the spelling. At its core, Readable English is a font. Letters have diacritical marks over them to indicate different pronunciations (e.g. the ‘c’ in ‘cat’, as opposed to in ‘cell’, ‘cello’, or ‘ocean’). Syllable breaks are added to words and silent letters are grayed out.
Readable English draws on phonetics and cognitive load theory to make the process of learning to read and pronounce words in English transparent. It has been endorsed by John Sweller, the founder of cognitive load theory.[1] Readable English makes use of proprietary software tools (including a website, apps and text/document conversion tools) and is also available in the form of downloadable, hard copy materials.
Background[edit]
The English language does not have a phonemic orthography (i.e. the spelling does not reliably indicate pronunciation).
Media coverage[edit]
- The Australian, "Readable English system a boost for foreign students"[2]
- Education Review, "Readable English aims to remove complexity" [3]
- Good Reading magazine, "Reading Life" [4]
References[edit]
- ↑ www.readablenglish.com (PDF) https://www.readablenglish.com/us/portals/0/pdf/Endorsement.pdf. Retrieved 2018-12-04. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". myaccount.news.com.au. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ↑ "Readable English aims to remove complexity". Education Review. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ↑ "Good Reading". digital.goodreadingmagazine.com.au. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
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