Are slow writers bad writers? One teacher questions the value of the English GCSE reforms.
A few weeks ago we included a blog from Sue Cowley that questioned the value of phonics teaching. The topic has come to the fore once again this week, with an academic arguing that this teaching method acts against the interests of able readers.
Durham University researcher, Andrew Davis, believes that although phonics can be useful for teaching reading, rigidly imposing the method on all primary-aged children is detrimental to more able readers. He says that children who are well on their way to learning to read could be put off by being given books that only feature words teachers have taught them the phonetic rules to. You can read more on his thoughts on the BBC.
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