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As seen in the UK, where phonics teaching and testing has been mandatory for over a decade, at least 25% of children do not reach the 'self-teaching' phase, after 2 years of systematic synthetic phonics instruction. Book tutoring or training with Miss Emma, the Neurodivergent Learning Whisperer. Visible English Spelling Code is the perfect bridge to self-teaching.
Sorry - this is an old page - these gorgeous Year 2 students would be at Uni now!
Students and their teacher introduced to decodable readers and systematic phonics instruction in 2014.
Life changing:-)
'...schools must develop selection criteria for choosing classroom reading programs informed by the growing scientific evidence on instructional factors that support early reading development (e.g., Castles et al., 2018; Foorman et al.2017; Rayner et al., 2001). Download paper
The Speech Sound Pics (SSP) aligns with the growing scientific evidence on instructional factors that support early reading development. We've been doing it for quite some time:-)
'...it is currently impossible for schools to select basal reading programs that adhere to strict evidence-based standards (e.g., ESSA, 2015). As an alternative, schools must develop selection criteria for choosing classroom reading programs informed by the growing scientific evidence on instructional factors that support early reading development (e.g., Castles et al., 2018; Foorman et al.2017; Rayner et al., 2001). Download paper
Read the Science of Reading Cheat Sheet to see what that criterion would look like.
SSP ticks all the boxes!
