If you are not convinced that phonics works for everyone or feel that you have tried it and still some of your pupils struggle – here are answers to often held views about teaching to read with synthetic phonics. Professor Pamela Snow addresses each argument. http://pamelasnow.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/the-story-of-ugly-duckling-aka-phonics.html
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How a ‘balanced’ reading approach looks from the pupil’s point of view
Thank you Spelfabet for a fantastic post of how a ‘balanced’ reading approach might look to the children learning to read. http://www.spelfabet.com.au/2014/01/balanced-literacy/
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