Thousands of schools are shunning back-to-basics methods of teaching pupils to read despite continuing concerns over childhood illiteracy, it emerged today.
Ministers warned that children were being left with poor reading skills because of a refusal to use phonics – the traditional system that breaks down words into individual sounds.
Today, the Department for Education named and shamed 10 local councils that have failed to fully adopt a Government-backed phonics programme, even
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