More pros and cons in the great phonics debate

8th April 2011, 1:00am

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More pros and cons in the great phonics debate

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Those involved in the debate about methods of teaching reading should try learning a language which has a different alphabet (Russian, for example) and see which method they make more progress with. My money is on synthetic phonics.

Robert Edwards, State school mathematics tutor, Hornchurch, Essex.

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