Here is a good quote from Mike Lloyd’s book – ‘Phonics and the Resistance to Reading’ “Those who deploy the “phonics doesn’t work because our language in not phonetic” argument depend in part on concealing the fact that systematic synthetic phonics sets out to teach both the simple and complex code. These critics delight in […]
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Reading Wars – redefined
Do you believe we can eradicate illiteracy? Read Mike Lloyd-Jones post and decide where you stand. http://www.phonicsblog.co.uk/#/blog/4565770755/The-Reading-Wars-Redefined/7880796
Read MoreShould we dispense with the D word? – a way forward
This clear article, by Kevin Wheldall, Anne Castles and Mandy Nayton, explains the controversy created by the Joe Elliott and Elena Grigorenko in their recent book ‘The Dyslexia Debate’ and suggests a sensible way forward. http://www.kevinwheldall.com/2014/03/should-we-dispense-with-d-word.html?spref=tw
Read MorePhonics and the Resistance to Reading by Mike Lloyd-Jones
“From September 2014 the National Curriculum requires children in primary schools throughout England to be taught to read using systematic synthetic phonics. This is the first time that the National Curriculum has so explicitly and definitively established phonics as the required approach to teach reading. This book explains clearly why this change is so important […]
Read MoreDebbie Hepplewhite replies to Richard Garner of the Independent
Read here Debbie Hepplewhite’s robust reply to a shoddy article by Richard Garner of the Independent: http://phonicsinternational.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1528#1528 And Richard, if you would like to see how Synthetic Phonics helps dyslexic children to read, please come to the Bloomfield Learning Centre to observe my lessons. All our pupils learn to read. Mostly they have not been […]
Read MoreLiteracy an exclusive club?
Read here what Mike writes about how teachers keep children out of the ‘Literacy Club’ without even realising… Thanks to the phonicsblog for this sad but true observation. http://www.phonicsblog.co.uk/#/blog/4565770755/The-Literacy-Club/7821506
Read MoreTeaching reading non words is be-ne-fi-cial
Some teachers claim that teaching children to read non words (nonsense words), as they appear in the Y1 phonics check, is a waste of time. But, actually, getting children comfortable with reading non words is really useful. When they decode multi-syllabic words they often need to read syllables that initially don’t make sense. They need to […]
Read MoreDebbie Hepplewhite replies to anti-phonics check claims
Read Debbie Hepplewhite’s answer to the NUT anti-phonics check video clip. She addresses all the points. Thank you for this clear, rational explanation. http://www.phonicsinternational.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=585
Read MoreThere is enough evidence to eliminate illiteracy
Here is an excerpt from thinkreadtweet blog. It expresses the our view so well. Thank you. “What have I learned? That there is already enough evidence for us to know how to eliminate illiteracy, but that it is largely ideology that prevents us from doing so. That empirically tested methods of instruction enable failing readers […]
Read MoreHow to teach new vocabulary so that it sticks
Thanks to Edutopia website – here are some ideas about how to teach new vocabulary: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/vocabulary-instruction-teaching-tips-rebecca-alber?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-vocab-tips-repost
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