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Direct linkGoswami, Usha – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2005
Arguments about how to teach initial reading are once more in the news. Proponents of "synthetic phonics" argue that there is only one effective way to teach a child to read. In this anniversary issue, it is worth taking a step back from the polarisation of the "synthetic" versus "analytic" phonics debate, to consider the evidence base for reading…
Descriptors: Written Language, Teaching Methods, Oral Language, Phonics
