Phonics now seems firmly embedded in England's schools. Evidence suggesting it works is persuasive
a class of four- and five-year-olds sit in immaculate rows, enraptured by their teacher. As part of the daily routine at the state primary school in Acton, west London, Ms Beshirian holds up cards printed with basic sounds—“qu”, “k”, “w”—and the children chant them back to her in unison. Later they practise reading sentences made up of sounds they have previously rehearsed.This is phonics, a way of learning to read in which children are taught to decode words.
The impact is becoming apparent. England’s performance improved in the latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, a cross-country comparison. Last year research by academics at the’s Centre for Economic Performance found that phonics improved children’s reading.
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