One of the newest Government agendas is focused on narrowing the gap between the most and least disadvantaged children and families in society. In a bid to counteract poor achievement in basic skills, and also in response to the Rose Review on current teaching of reading and writing, the Primary National Strategies team has produced the 'Letters and Sounds' guidance. This is a phonics teaching package, full of useful ideas and advice aimed at improving outcomes for children's learning. Practitioners working with the...