Just when you thought it was safe: synthetic phonics and syncretic literacy practices
Rosowsky, A. · White Rose Research Online
Until just recently one might have been forgiven for considering the ‘Reading’ debate to have been amicably resolved, with, at the end of the twentieth century, a negotiated consensus reached comprised of all sides in the debate agreeing on a balanced approach to the teaching of initial reading. However, the recent intervention of the House of Commons Educa…