Article outline

• 1.Background and aims
• 2.Experimental orthography research in Africa
  • 2.1Linguistic context
  • 2.2Literacy context
  • 2.3Social context
  • 2.4Researchers’ objectives
• 3.The ten focal languages
  • 3.1Location and genealogical affiliation
  • 3.2Language vitality
  • 3.3Previous research
  • 3.4Orthographies
• 4.Pedagogical materials
  • 4.1Literacy primers
  • 4.2Transition guides
• 5.Definitions
• 6.Outline of the book
• 7.Transcription conventions
• Notes