Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j3C9TlG12124; Tue, 12 Apr 2005 05:29:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 05:29:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <00e401c53f41$a2c0b6d0$0602a8c0@mesh> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "John Nissen" <jn@cloudworld.co.uk> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4681] Synthetic phonics a silver bullet? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1519 Lines: 39 Hi all, Please excuse the cross posting. A remarkable study in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, showed that 300 children, taught synthetic phonics from the start, were over three years ahead of their peers by age 11. The boys were as advanced with their reading as the girls. The Commons Select Committee on Education and Skills reported on the study on Wednesday, April 6, and the report was mentioned on BBC news and in The Times (on the front page and in the Leader) the following day. This report said that the government should review the National Literacy Strategy in the light of the Clackmannanshire study, since currently around 17% of pupils cannot not read by age 11 and this was a national disgrace. The Leader in the Times said that synthetic phonics was unlikely to be a silver bullet; however the synthetic phonics method had everybody reading within a short time, which is a silver bullet by my book. A few weeks ago, having read about the Clackmannanshire study which prompted the report, I wrote about the implications for dyslexia, and how technology can help, see: http://www.cloudworld.co.uk/synthetic-phonics.htm. Now, in the light of the committee report, I've just posted some notes on our web site, see: http://www.cloudworld.co.uk/teaching-synthetic-phonics.htm. Cheers from Chiswick, John Nissen, director, Cloudworld Ltd Cloudworld Ltd - http://www.cloudworld.co.uk maker of the assistive reader, WordAloud. Tel: +44 208 742 3170 Fax: +44 208 742 0202 Email: info@cloudworld.co.uk
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