Read John Walker’s blog on the Literacy Blog about the English writing system. He elegantly unravels the repeatedly declared notion that the English Writing System is ‘unphonetic’. http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/
Read MoreApproaches to Teaching Reading
Dear Michael Rosen, You must read this…
Read this blog post from Thatreadingthing – I hope Michael Rosen does… http://thatreadingthing.com/2014/02/on-being-the-collateral-damage-of-michael-rosen/
Read MoreRead John Walker’s reply to ‘Phonics is abuse’ claim
Read John Walker’s reply to an ill-informed journalist: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/debate/columnists/catherine-scott-sounding-out-arguments-over-learning-to-read-1-6405996
Read MoreThe importance of teaching handwriting and spelling alongside of reading
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 […]
Read MoreAnd 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/
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