Don’t throw the phonics baby out with the bath water
Louise Livingston, director of training at the Maria Montessori Institute, reflects on new research...
Synthetic Phonics
Read the views of fans and critics of synthetic phonics as the Government insists on its rigorous use for teaching young children to read.
Government urged to 'reform the use of phonics' as it is 'failing children'
A group of leading academics are calling on the Government to change their policy on the use of...
Free school pupils score higher in phonics check
Children attending free schools and converter academies outperformed those in sponsored academies...
Synthetic phonics 'damages' children's love of reading
The education secretary’s insistence that children should be taught to read using synthetic phonics...
More six-year-olds pass the phonics reading check
Teaching unions have renewed calls for a ban on the phonics reading test, following the publication...
Phonics check branded 'a waste of money'
The largest teaching union has slammed the phonics reading check for six-year-olds as a 'waste of...
To the Point - Do you read me?
I often get into heated discussions with people about reading. I find that one of the reasons for...
Nearly half of all six-year-olds fail phonics reading check
Just under six out of ten six-year-olds met the standard required by the new phonics reading check,...
Teachers call for end to 'pointless' reading check for six-year-olds
More than eight in ten Year 1 teachers in primary schools believe that the phonics check for...
'Reading for pleasure' key to turning boys into readers
Male reading volunteers in schools and parenting programmes that focus on fathers are among the...
Teaching unions protest over phonics reading check
Teaching unions have joined forces to protest against the phonics screening check, which all...
Heads threaten to boycott phonics reading check
Head teachers have threatened to put an end to the phonics reading check for all six-year-olds, if...
Learning & Development: Put phonics in its place
Phonics is only one essential element in teaching children to read and write, says early years...
Two-thirds of children in phonics pilot fail test
Two-thirds of children who took the pilot Phonics Screening Check for six-year-olds last summer...
Reading test for all six-year-olds given go-ahead
The DfE has confirmed that all six-year-olds will take a phonics reading test next June.
Schools 'bribed' to use phonics, MPs' report says
A cross-party group of MPs has warned that the coalition Government's focus on phonics as the only...
Books at home boost 'school readiness'
Reading and talking to young children at home helps prepare them for school, according to a new...
Moves afoot to thwart Government plans for phonics reading test
The protest against Government plans to introduce a phonics reading test for six-year-olds is...
Analysis: What does 'ready for school' mean?
A new emphasis on formal educational attainment rather than social and communication skills could be...
Phonics urged as remedy for early literacy delay
Phonics should be taught by all early years providers and schools and children's progress in...
Gove unveils Education White Paper
Reforms for all schools in England have been revealed by education secretary Michael Gove in his...
Editor's View: renewed focus on phonics
Formal early reading methods are about to get a tighter grip on young children.
Learning & Development: Writing - Follow their lead
Early years practitioners were amazed at the success of boys' writing projects that started from...
Child-led approach to learning to read is blamed for illiteracy
Primary schools are 'breeding illiteracy' in children by allowing a 'child-led' approach to learning...
In my view - Think before you speed
A 'paradigm war' is unfolding regarding the fundamental basis of young children's learning.
Learning & Development: Reading - Willing and able?
'The earlier the better' when applied to young children learning to read is an orthodoxy that needs...
EYFS best practice: All about ... Linguistic Phonics
All educators should take note of an early literacy system now used in Northern Ireland. Wendy Scott...
Analysis: Select Committee Curriculum report - Don't destroy good early years practice
Evidence is growing that the early learning goals for literacy do not support a play-based ethos and...
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