Articles tagged with: Y1 phonics check

NFER report on Y1 Phonics Check

Posted on 9th May 201416th September 2016 in Synthetic Phonics and tagged phonics check, Phonics check Y1, Y1 phonics checkLeave a Comment

Read here a short analysis by Debbie Hepplewhite of the recent NFER report on the Y1 Phonics Check: http://www.phonicsinternational.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=636

The Great Phonics Check Debate

Posted on 19th June 201316th September 2016 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Synthetic Phonics and tagged nonsense words, phonics check, Y1 phonics checkLeave a Comment

This week pupils in Y1 will undergo the phonics check. Here are the two sides to the debate. http://www.phonicsinternational.com/screener_debate.pdf

Why we all need to be able to read nonsense words

Posted on 15th February 201316th September 2016 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Learning to Read and tagged non words, nonsense words, Y1 phonics checkLeave a Comment

Here is a very logical, straightforward explanation why we all need to be able to read nonsense words. Spelfabet website beautifully and simply concludes that “nonsense words = words we haven’t yet met”. Why wouldn’t we want to teach children a skill that would help them read words they haven’t yet met? http://www.spelfabet.com.au/2012/12/nonsense-words/ This article was flagged up by […]