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Download full textDavies, Alan – 2003
At a literacy conference in December 1998, British Prime Minister Tony Blair defined phonics as "the skilled process of teaching children how the 44 sounds in the English language are represented by a letter or group of letters." But 4 years down the track, several recent reports from both national and international bodies continue to…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedDaw, Peter; And Others – English in Education, 1997
Reflects on a small-scale survey of nine schools in England where results of the National Curriculum test in spelling were particularly high. Discusses common approaches among the schools, including the teaching of spelling patterns and phonics; the fostering of early independence in writing and reading; and the regular learning of spelling at…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness
Department for Education and Skills, London (England). – 2001
This list of year-by-year statements has been drawn together from England's National Literacy Strategy Framework for Teaching, with a particular focus on reading. The statements also take into account the stages set out in "Progression in Phonics" and the criteria for assessing reading in National Curriculum assessment at Years 2 and 6.…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Simner, Marvin L. – 1993
Many Canadians are concerned about the quality of reading instruction in Canadian schools. Recent newspaper articles, research reviews, and newsletter articles reflect the nature of these concerns. The official instructional policy in a number of provinces as well as in a number of local school districts is based on a whole-language philosophy.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts
Peer reviewedYukina, Kazuo – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 1999
After a brief introduction to the development of New Phonics, an innovative course designed for Japanese English-as-a-foreign-language learners, this article describes the contents of the course for beginners, i.e., the techniques, exercises, and teaching materials for grade 7.(Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Consonants, Course Content, Dictation
Simner, Marvin L. – 1994
In response to a position paper that called upon the ministry of education in each Canadian province to provide a balanced selection to offerings on the province's authorized list of language arts textbooks, several ministries claimed that a balanced approach to teaching reading was being followed. A letter received from Alberta Education even…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts
Udoh, Imelda Icheji Lawrence – 1994
The educational and linguistic rationales for designing an adult English-as-a-Second-Language literacy program based on phonics are discussed, with specific reference to an Ibibio adult literacy program in Nigeria. An introductory section gives an overview of Nigerian policy and practice concerning literacy education. Next, the phonics approach to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, African Languages, Classroom Techniques
