The use of phonics to teach early reading is one of the best-evidenced areas of education, yet debate persists over which method schools should adopt – and, at times, it can get pretty heated For ...

It is important that children develop their reading skills during their educational years, and this is one of the most valuable skills they will learn. It is the building block of school success, ...

Primary school children in Victoria will increasingly be taught to read via a teaching method called 'phonics'. It's a way of explicitly teaching sounds, which enables children to decipher unfamiliar ...

It took only a matter of weeks for Lesley Robertson to realise that the gamble had paid off. The learning development officer for Clackmannanshire council had been instrumental in setting up a project ...

Government urged to drop emphasis on synthetic phonics in English schools as not backed up by latest evidence A landmark study has described the way primary school pupils are taught to read in England ...

There is “no expectation” that providers should teach phonics before children reach Reception, Ofsted has said. The watchdog’s specialist adviser on the early years and primary school, Phil Minns, ...