§ 125. Sir W. Anstruther-Grayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to the merits of the initial teaching alphabet as a medium for teaching reading to young children; and whether he proposes to take steps to encourage the adoption of this system.
§ Mr. RossI am keeping closely in touch with the experimental work that is being done; Dundee College of Education and a number of Scottish schools are participating. A number of other schools are holding independent trials. The results so far are encouraging, but a full assessment cannot yet be made. My hon. Friend the Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State herself recently saw some of the work done at Dundee.