As children learn the sounds of the alphabet and how to blend those sounds into words, they should also be taught to form the letters correctly and to segment sounds in words and write letters (graphemes) for those sounds. This helps them understand that spelling is the reverse process of reading. When they are taught this way, children link the letters to their corresponding […]
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And now imposing phonics is ‘abuse’ – WHAT?
Andrew Davis calls the imposition of synthetic phonics a form of ‘abuse’ of children. http://news.tes.co.uk/b/news/2014/01/27/synthetic-phonics-imposition-is-39-almost-abuse-39-says-academic.aspx I hereby invite Andrew Davis to visit the Bloomfield Learning Centre where we pick up the broken pieces of ‘whole language’ and ‘mixed methods’ teaching of reading.
Read MoreMother writes about confused phonics teaching in school
Read about mother struggling with school’s inconsistent teaching of reading on the Reading Reform Foundation message board. http://www.rrf.org.uk/messageforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5912 Thanks to Susan Godsland of www.dyslexics.org.uk for flagging this up.
Read MoreBalanced literacy – really?
Read another good article from the spelfabet blog about the confused notion of ‘balanced literacy’ http://www.spelfabet.com.au/2014/01/balanced-literacy/ (thanks Susan Godsland from www.dyslexics.org.uk for flagging this article)
Read MorePhonics in the new national curriculum
Read John Walker and Debbie Hepplewhite’s answers to the assertion that children who have failed to learn to read with phonics should be offered something else…. http://londoncentreforpedagogy.net/2014/01/20/phonics-in-the-new-national-curriculum-for-english-pavlovs-dogs-or-pavlovs-cats/#comments
Read MoreWhat is Synthetic Phonics?
Here is our free tutorial on Synthetic Phonics. This can be used for training teachers, TAs and parents. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG24BoekBGY
Read MoreReview of ‘Teacher Proof’ by Tom Bennet on Pragmatic Education blog
Read a review by Pragmatic Education on Tom Bennet’s book ‘Teacher Proof’ – an honest look at education in the UK today and what we need to change to raise standards in our schools. A breath of fresh air! http://pragmaticreform.wordpress.com/
Read MoreAdvice to parents: the three most important factors that help develop literacy
Read this excellent post by Debbie Hepplewhite on MYBABA website. Near the end, she lists 3 important factors that help children grow up a good readers and spellers. http://www.mybaba.com/chatter-books-and-phonics-by-debbie-hepplewhite/ Thanks to Susan Godsland of www.dyslexics.org.uk for flagging this up.
Read MorePhonic denialists arguments debunked with step-by-step logic
Happy New Year all! Here is our first post for the year – a link from Andrew Old’s blog ‘Teaching Battleground’: a logical step-by-step debunking of phonic ‘denialists’ arguments. Enjoy! http://teachingbattleground.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/phonics-denialism-and-rational-debate/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Read MorePhonics plus literature enrichment = launches child into the world of reading
“My initial doubts about the decoding method, which caused Charlotte to individually spell out words every time she read, have disappeared now her rate of recognition / repetition has gained momentum, and she reads quite naturally.” … read more from ‘readitdaddy’ blog. http://readitdaddy.blogspot.co.uk/
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