This is just the latest development in a debate over phonics that has generated a lot of research in recent years. It's impossible to do justice to the various viewpoints in a short blog post such as this, so a good starting point would be to look at Phonics: The Debate, an excellent page on the National Literacy Trust website which contains links to relevant news stories, research reports and more.
If you do only examine one report on this subject, then take a look at A Systematic Review of the Research Literature on the Use of Phonics in the Teaching of Reading and Spelling, which was published by the DfES last year. The DfES also has a Phonics website, which contains information for schools on how to choose an effective programme.
2 comments:
Hello -I notice you link to the Torgerson et al report. You should also link to this independent analysis of that report:
http://www.aowm73.dsl.pipex.com/dyslexics/comment.pdf
You might also like to link to www.dyslexics.org.uk for a variety of links and information on phonics and teaching children to read.
HTH
Susan
Hi Susan
Thanks for your contribution - feedback on the blog content is always welcome. In addition to the link you've suggested, I'd also point readers towards another post on here from last March with information on dyslexia - http://bcftcschildhoodeducation.blogspot.com/2008/03/dyslexia.html
David
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