Phonics fears unite early educators
By Nicole Weinstein and Catherine Gaunt
Nursery World
6 April 2006
Early years professionals, academics and teaching
unions have united in expressing concern that following last month's final
report into early reading by Jim Rose, children will be taught to read
exclusively by synthetic phonics. Chris Davis, chair of the 10,000-strong
National Primary Headteachers'
Early years professionals, academics and teaching unions have united in
expressing concern that following last month's final report into early reading
by Jim Rose, children will be taught to read exclusively by synthetic
phonics.
Chris Davis, chair of the 10,000-strong National Primary Headteachers'
Association, said, 'We think that one method of teaching children to read,
particularly a...