[5] The Society believes that both recent research and the continuing governmental concern about literacy rates in the English-speaking world strengthen its position.
[6][7] It also quotes evidence that dyslexia is less of a problem in Italy and linguistically similar countries which have more phonemic writing systems than English.
[3] However, through its "Personal View" series,[10] it provides a forum for authors of alternative systems to publish their work and submit them to peer review.
[11] Its listed proposals vary in their recommendations from regularising only a few words to making English almost completely phonemically written.
In the November 1983 edition of the Society's newsletter, it printed a five-part reform proposal called "Stage 1".