There are alternatives to England’s focus on synthetic phonics, which teaches children to decode words by learning the relationship between letters and sounds.
- Head of the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences; Professor of Linguistics, University of Edinburgh
Standard English is but one of a myriad ways of speaking the English language. No child should be penalised for speaking another
Grammatical nous has been found to give students a broader understanding of their own language and a key to learning others. The problem is, teachers aren’t being equipped to teach it.
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