Since 2010, five and six year-old children in England have been taught to read using a particular variant of “systematic phonics”. “Phonics” describes methods of teaching reading that emphasise ...
Government data has shown that in 2022-23, 30% of five-year-olds in England were not meeting the expected standard for literacy at the end of their reception year at school. Literacy was the area of ...
In a guest column, three researchers delve into the reading wars that often pit whole language against phonics as the best approach for struggling readers. David Reinking and David Yaden are former ...
An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.
Belfast-based education platform LearningMole, expands its digital library of videos and classroom materials for teachers, parents, and home educators.