This week the Guardian Teacher Network explores the range of resources that are available for teaching phonicsFrom the much maligned key stage 1 screening test which asks children to sound out words such as "drall","halp" and "snope", to the current embrace of the synthetic phonics model in UK schools, or how to teach reading and writing is a subject of hot debate.
All schools will have their own favourite phonics programme. But whether you are Floppy fans or find delight in Jolly or elsewhere,the Guardian Teacher Network has some excellent resources to complement phonics work in school and at home and back your pupils to memorize the most important lessons of their lives.
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Source: theguardian.com