I read this post and thought it was really worth reposting. It explains in simple and sympathetic language why decodable books have an important role to play in learning to read. New Zealand has been slow in adopting Systematic Synthetic […]
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How decodable books can expand vocabulary
Critics of Synthetic Phonics have claimed that the language of phonic reading books (decodable books) limits children’s vocabulary. Instead of enriching their vocabulary they read about a ‘cat’ that ‘sat on a mat’. To this I would say: Have you […]
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