Friday, 28 September 2012

UK: 4 out of 10 students fail in new phonics test

The test checks six-year-olds' ability to read aloud a mixture of 40 real and made-up word.

Fewer than six out of 10 pupils, 58%, passed the controversial new national phonics reading test in England, official statistics show.

The test checks six-year-olds ability to read aloud a mixture of 40 real and made-up words, sounding them out using the phonics system. Ministers said the check had identified pupils who needed further help in learning to read. But teaching unions say it risks

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