Ep. 41 - May 7, 2018 - Phonics Makes a Comeback in England
A little over a decade ago, a new government in t…
The Education Exchange · Paul E. Peterson
May 7, 201818m 18s
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Show Notes
A little over a decade ago, a new government in the United Kingdom issued a report recommending that early reading instruction include phonics. What has been the impact of that change in approach to teaching reading?
Martina Viarengo, the author of a study on this topic, joins Paul Peterson to discuss her research.
The study, "'Teaching to Teach' Literacy," was co-written with Stephen J. Machin and Sandra McNally. It is available at
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2786039