REALWRITE/realtime Computerized Shorthand Writing System
Pearson (Publisher)
Published on 28. July 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-13-490004-9 (ISBN)
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Appropriate for courses in Beginning Shorthand Theory, Court Reporting, and Realtime Writing.
This series of textbooks and supplementary materials offers a totally new approach to realtime writing that guides the evolution of current machine shorthand theory toward the changing technology of the 21st century. It develops a clear, flexible series of principles and practices created solely for realtime writing and immediate transcription by computer.
This series of textbooks and supplementary materials offers a totally new approach to realtime writing that guides the evolution of current machine shorthand theory toward the changing technology of the 21st century. It develops a clear, flexible series of principles and practices created solely for realtime writing and immediate transcription by computer.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 276 mm
Weight
789 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-490004-9 (9780134900049)
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Robert W. McCormick | Carolee Freer
REALWRITE/realtime Computerized Shorthand Writing
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04/2004
2nd Edition
Pearson
€110.78
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Content
Introduction.
UNIT 1.
Lesson 1.
Keyboard Arrangements. Home Position.
Lesson 2.
Explanatory Notes. New Letters A and Long A. New Letters B- and -B. New Letters C- and -C.
Lesson 3.
Asterisk (*) Key. New Letters D- and -D. New Letters E and Long E. Numbering Bar. New Numbers 1 and 9.
Lesson 4.
New Letters F- and -F. New Letters G- and -G. New Letters H- and -H.
Unit 1 Review.
UNIT 2.
Lesson 5.
New Letters I and Long I. New Letters J- and -J. New Numbers 2 and 9.
Lesson 6.
New Letters K- -K. New Letters L- and -L.
Lesson 7.
New Letters N- and -N. New Letters O and Long O. New Numbers 3 and 7.
Lesson 8.
New Letters P- and -P. New Letters Q- and -Q. New Letters R- and -R.
Unit 2 Review.
UNIT 3.
Lesson 9.
New Letters S- and -S. New Letters T- and -T. New Numbers 4 and 6.
Lesson 10.
New Letters U and Long U. New Letters V- and -V. New Letters W- and -W.
Lesson 11.
New Letters X- and -X. New Letters Y- and -Y. New Numbers 5 and 0.
Lesson 12.
New Letters Z- and -Z. Number Practice 0 - 99.
Unit 3 Review.
UNIT 4.
Lesson 13.
Basic Rules for Writing Words. Multi-Consonant Practice. Multi-Syllabic Word Practice. New Punctuation (Period).
Lesson 14.
New Punctuation (Comma). Writing Words Spelled with "oo." Writing Words with "au" Sound and Spelled with "awl" or "aw." Writing Words that Begin with Vowel in Final Stroke.
Lesson 15.
New Punctuation (Question Mark). Punctuation Marks and Special Symbols (Paragraph Symbol).
Lesson 16.
Writing Words with "ou" Sound and Spelled with "ow," "aw," or "ew." Writing Words with "oy" or "ay."
Unit 4 Review.
UNIT 5.
Lesson 17.
Writing Words That Begin with Sound of "ch" or "sh." Realtime Writing Considerations (Prefixes and Suffixes; AE Rule). Writing the Past Tense of Words. New Punctuation (Colon and Semicolon).
Lesson 18.
Writing the Plural of Words. Numbers in Thousands.
Lesson 19.
Writing Words That End In "y" or "ey". Writing Words that End in "ee" or "ie." New Punctuation (Apostrophe). Writing Words That End In "ing."
Lesson 20.
Flagged Alphabet (All Capitals). Writing Possessives of Words.
Unit 5 Review.
UNIT 6.
Lesson 21.
Writing Words That Begin with "wr" or "wh." Contractions (Not). Writing Words That Begin with a Vowel.
Lesson 22.
Writing Words That End In "ment". Writing Words That End In "ght" or "gh". Large Numbers.
Lesson 23.
Blending or "Slurring" Principle. Writing Words That Begin with "col" or "com." Writing Words that End in "self" or "selves."
Lesson 24.
Flagged Alphabet (Lowercase Letters). Writing Words That End In "shun" or "k-shun". Distinguishing Words that Begin with "shr" or "sl."
Unit 6 Review.
UNIT 7.
Lesson 25.
Writing Words That End In the Sound of "ch". Writing Words that End in the Sound of "sh." Contractions (Am and Are). New Punctuation (Quotation Marks)
Lesson 26.
Writing Words That Begin with "in," "on," or "en." Writing Words that Begin with "or" or "er." Writing Dollar Amounts.
Lesson 27.
Writing Final Strokes That Begin with a Vowel. Writing Words That End In "on" or "en". Contractions (Had/Would). New Punctuation (Parentheses).
Lesson 28.
Flagged Alphabet (Letter-by-Letter Spelling). New Punctuation (Hyphen). Word Separators and Joiners. Words that Begin with "pre" or "pro" Words that Begin with "re," "be" or "de."
Unit 7 Review.
UNIT 8.
Lesson 29.
Writing Words That End In "ly," "le," or "el." Writing Words that End in "fer" or "ver." Contractions (Have). New Punctuation (Exclamation Point, Slash).
Lesson 30.
Writing Words That Begin with "ext," "ex," or "x-." Writing Dates and Clock Time.
Lesson 31.
Writing Words That End In "ty" or "ity." Writing Words that End in "rv" or "rf." Contractions (Will). New Punctuation (Days, Back Slash).
Lesson 32.
Flagged Alphabet (All Caps with a Period). Writing Words That Begin with "kn."
Unit 8 Review.
UNIT 9.
Lesson 33.
Writing Words That End In Sound of "able" or "ible." Writing Words that End in Sound of "ability" or "ibility." Contractions (is). New Punctuation (Decimal Point, Point). Writing the Days of the Week.
Lesson 34.
Writing Words That Begin with "enter" or "inter." Writing Words that Begin with "des" or "dis." Fractions in Words or Figures.
Lesson 35.
Writing Words That End In the Sounds of "ng," "nk," or "nj." New Punctuation (Initial Caps, All Caps).
Lesson 36.
Flagged Alphabet (Parenthesis Surrounding). Writing Words That Begin with "fore" or "un". Writing Words that Begin with "div" or "dev."
Unit 9 Review.
UNIT 10.
Lesson 37.
Flagged Alphabet (Hyphens Before or After). Writing Words That End in the Sound of "th". Writing Words that End in "ther" Writing Roman Numerals.
Lesson 38.
Writing Words That End In "st," "sk," or "sm." Frequent Phrases (Any, Every).
Lesson 39.
Writing Words That Are Out Of Sequence. Frequent Phrases (No, Some). Writing the Months of the Year. Writing Prefixes and Suffixes that May be Separate Words.
Lesson 40.
Word Divisions and Word Endings.
Unit 10 Review.
UNIT 11.
Lesson 41.
Miscellaneous Punctuation. Phonetic Numbers (Part I). Salutations. Question and Answer.
Lesson 42.
Phonetic Numbers (Part II). Realtime Writing Principles.
Lesson 43.
Phonetic Numbers (Part III). Complimentary Closings.
Lesson 44.
Phonetic Numbers (Part IV). Realtime Writing Principles.
Unit 11 Review.
UNIT 12.
Lesson 45.
Numeric Ordinals (1-50). Compass Points. Realtime Conflict Elimination.(long A).
Lesson 46.
Numeric Ordinals (51-100). Realtime Conflict Elimination Long E.
Lesson 47.
Phonetic Ordinals (Part I). Realtime Conflict Elimination (Long I, Long O).
Lesson 48.
Phonetic Ordinals (Part II). Realtime Conflict Elimination (Vowel U, Miscellaneous).
Unit 12 Review.
Index of Words.
Index of Rules.
UNIT 1.
Lesson 1.
Keyboard Arrangements. Home Position.
Lesson 2.
Explanatory Notes. New Letters A and Long A. New Letters B- and -B. New Letters C- and -C.
Lesson 3.
Asterisk (*) Key. New Letters D- and -D. New Letters E and Long E. Numbering Bar. New Numbers 1 and 9.
Lesson 4.
New Letters F- and -F. New Letters G- and -G. New Letters H- and -H.
Unit 1 Review.
UNIT 2.
Lesson 5.
New Letters I and Long I. New Letters J- and -J. New Numbers 2 and 9.
Lesson 6.
New Letters K- -K. New Letters L- and -L.
Lesson 7.
New Letters N- and -N. New Letters O and Long O. New Numbers 3 and 7.
Lesson 8.
New Letters P- and -P. New Letters Q- and -Q. New Letters R- and -R.
Unit 2 Review.
UNIT 3.
Lesson 9.
New Letters S- and -S. New Letters T- and -T. New Numbers 4 and 6.
Lesson 10.
New Letters U and Long U. New Letters V- and -V. New Letters W- and -W.
Lesson 11.
New Letters X- and -X. New Letters Y- and -Y. New Numbers 5 and 0.
Lesson 12.
New Letters Z- and -Z. Number Practice 0 - 99.
Unit 3 Review.
UNIT 4.
Lesson 13.
Basic Rules for Writing Words. Multi-Consonant Practice. Multi-Syllabic Word Practice. New Punctuation (Period).
Lesson 14.
New Punctuation (Comma). Writing Words Spelled with "oo." Writing Words with "au" Sound and Spelled with "awl" or "aw." Writing Words that Begin with Vowel in Final Stroke.
Lesson 15.
New Punctuation (Question Mark). Punctuation Marks and Special Symbols (Paragraph Symbol).
Lesson 16.
Writing Words with "ou" Sound and Spelled with "ow," "aw," or "ew." Writing Words with "oy" or "ay."
Unit 4 Review.
UNIT 5.
Lesson 17.
Writing Words That Begin with Sound of "ch" or "sh." Realtime Writing Considerations (Prefixes and Suffixes; AE Rule). Writing the Past Tense of Words. New Punctuation (Colon and Semicolon).
Lesson 18.
Writing the Plural of Words. Numbers in Thousands.
Lesson 19.
Writing Words That End In "y" or "ey". Writing Words that End in "ee" or "ie." New Punctuation (Apostrophe). Writing Words That End In "ing."
Lesson 20.
Flagged Alphabet (All Capitals). Writing Possessives of Words.
Unit 5 Review.
UNIT 6.
Lesson 21.
Writing Words That Begin with "wr" or "wh." Contractions (Not). Writing Words That Begin with a Vowel.
Lesson 22.
Writing Words That End In "ment". Writing Words That End In "ght" or "gh". Large Numbers.
Lesson 23.
Blending or "Slurring" Principle. Writing Words That Begin with "col" or "com." Writing Words that End in "self" or "selves."
Lesson 24.
Flagged Alphabet (Lowercase Letters). Writing Words That End In "shun" or "k-shun". Distinguishing Words that Begin with "shr" or "sl."
Unit 6 Review.
UNIT 7.
Lesson 25.
Writing Words That End In the Sound of "ch". Writing Words that End in the Sound of "sh." Contractions (Am and Are). New Punctuation (Quotation Marks)
Lesson 26.
Writing Words That Begin with "in," "on," or "en." Writing Words that Begin with "or" or "er." Writing Dollar Amounts.
Lesson 27.
Writing Final Strokes That Begin with a Vowel. Writing Words That End In "on" or "en". Contractions (Had/Would). New Punctuation (Parentheses).
Lesson 28.
Flagged Alphabet (Letter-by-Letter Spelling). New Punctuation (Hyphen). Word Separators and Joiners. Words that Begin with "pre" or "pro" Words that Begin with "re," "be" or "de."
Unit 7 Review.
UNIT 8.
Lesson 29.
Writing Words That End In "ly," "le," or "el." Writing Words that End in "fer" or "ver." Contractions (Have). New Punctuation (Exclamation Point, Slash).
Lesson 30.
Writing Words That Begin with "ext," "ex," or "x-." Writing Dates and Clock Time.
Lesson 31.
Writing Words That End In "ty" or "ity." Writing Words that End in "rv" or "rf." Contractions (Will). New Punctuation (Days, Back Slash).
Lesson 32.
Flagged Alphabet (All Caps with a Period). Writing Words That Begin with "kn."
Unit 8 Review.
UNIT 9.
Lesson 33.
Writing Words That End In Sound of "able" or "ible." Writing Words that End in Sound of "ability" or "ibility." Contractions (is). New Punctuation (Decimal Point, Point). Writing the Days of the Week.
Lesson 34.
Writing Words That Begin with "enter" or "inter." Writing Words that Begin with "des" or "dis." Fractions in Words or Figures.
Lesson 35.
Writing Words That End In the Sounds of "ng," "nk," or "nj." New Punctuation (Initial Caps, All Caps).
Lesson 36.
Flagged Alphabet (Parenthesis Surrounding). Writing Words That Begin with "fore" or "un". Writing Words that Begin with "div" or "dev."
Unit 9 Review.
UNIT 10.
Lesson 37.
Flagged Alphabet (Hyphens Before or After). Writing Words That End in the Sound of "th". Writing Words that End in "ther" Writing Roman Numerals.
Lesson 38.
Writing Words That End In "st," "sk," or "sm." Frequent Phrases (Any, Every).
Lesson 39.
Writing Words That Are Out Of Sequence. Frequent Phrases (No, Some). Writing the Months of the Year. Writing Prefixes and Suffixes that May be Separate Words.
Lesson 40.
Word Divisions and Word Endings.
Unit 10 Review.
UNIT 11.
Lesson 41.
Miscellaneous Punctuation. Phonetic Numbers (Part I). Salutations. Question and Answer.
Lesson 42.
Phonetic Numbers (Part II). Realtime Writing Principles.
Lesson 43.
Phonetic Numbers (Part III). Complimentary Closings.
Lesson 44.
Phonetic Numbers (Part IV). Realtime Writing Principles.
Unit 11 Review.
UNIT 12.
Lesson 45.
Numeric Ordinals (1-50). Compass Points. Realtime Conflict Elimination.(long A).
Lesson 46.
Numeric Ordinals (51-100). Realtime Conflict Elimination Long E.
Lesson 47.
Phonetic Ordinals (Part I). Realtime Conflict Elimination (Long I, Long O).
Lesson 48.
Phonetic Ordinals (Part II). Realtime Conflict Elimination (Vowel U, Miscellaneous).
Unit 12 Review.
Index of Words.
Index of Rules.