Articles tagged with: systematic synthetic phonics

The 2023 Reading Framework: An Excellent Blueprint for Supporting Struggling Older Readers

Posted on 6th September 2023 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Learning to Read, Synthetic Phonics, systematic phonics and tagged older readers, reading framework, systematic synthetic phonicsLeave a Comment

This is a guest blog written by Emily Hanson, former class teacher and freelance education copywriter. She holds a PGCE and M.Ed from the University of Cambridge, and has taught across the primary age range. Her subject specialism is literature, language and phonics. Outside of the classroom, Emily has also worked for a youth charity, […]

What are decodable books?

Posted on 31st January 2023 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, structured literacy, systematic phonics and tagged decodable books, phonics instruction, structured literacy, systematic synthetic phonics, training wheelsLeave a Comment

Although systematic, synthetic phonics teaching programmes are now a mandatory part of the UK National Curriculum for schools, one of the questions we are most frequently asked is still, ‘What are decodable books?’. Phonic Books co-founder, Tami Reis-Frankfort, provides a brief clarification of the meaning of the term, and explains why decodable books are so […]

The Effects of Systematic Synthetic Phonics – the facts

Posted on 10th May 201416th September 2016 in Synthetic Phonics and tagged report on systmetic synthetic phonics, synthetic phonics, systematic synthetic phonicsLeave a Comment

Read here a the recently published report by Dr Marlynne Grant: Longitudinal Study from Reception to Year 2 (2010-2013) and Summary of an earlier Longitudinal Study from Reception to Year 6 (1997-2004) The Effects of a Systematic Synthetic Phonics Programme on Reading, Writing and Spelling – with whole classes of children who started with the […]