Jacqui Moller-Butcher has now written to me about the BBC 'B is for Book' documentary. She has written a detailed commentary and a 'gentle parody of 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' (original version by Michael Rosen). To set the context for Jacqui's message, she drew my attention to her reflections on ...

Here is a further message in response to the documentary: ...This documentary perfectly exemplifies all the schools which claim to be 'doing phonics' but aren't. Which is to say it beautifully demonstrates the confused and confusing practice that continues to let down our most vulnerable children. I...

Here is part of a message received about the documentary: Hi Debbie, You beat me to the draw on this BBC Documentary – I was about to contact you and others to see what might be done to counter its damaging effects to children’s progress in learning to read and much else... ... The film is a good ex...

This documentary has raised questions via the UK Reading Reform Foundation, so I have cross-referenced with the RRF forum: http://rrf.org.uk/messageforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6296&p=50482#p50482 This question was raised: Yesterday evening I watched a BBC4 programme with the above title, which...

This BBC documentary may only be available online for the 29 days it states. You will see heartwarming footage but, from IFERI's perspective, you will also some heart-wrenching footage. This is because there are indications in the video of children being taught by mixed methods - some of which will ...

Alison Clarke writes a great post via her blog 'spelfabet' and admits to being a 'disser' of sight words!

Dissing, choosing and teaching sight words

http://www.spelfabet.com.au/2016/07/dis ... ght-words/

Mandy Nayton wrote: This has been a great conversation ... [and I]... just wanted to make a few brief points .. a) As has already been pointed out – I don’t believe there is a great deal of concern about the simultaneous teaching of small batches of both high frequency words (many of which are easil...

In response to the conversation about 'sight words' via the Read Oxford forum and other forums, Sir Jim Rose drew attention to an extract (see red lettering) from Reading in the Brain (Dehaene): Chapter 5 Learning to Read Learning to read involves connecting two sets of brain regions that are alread...

I've already posted a link to Professor Anne Castles' guest blog posting via the Read Oxford blog, but I thought I'd start a new thread as there are some interesting replies and further responses via other forums. So, if you are interested in this topic, read Anne's blog posting first here: http://r...

Professor Anne Castles has raised the topic of 'sight words' in a guest-blog posting for Read Oxford . I've responded to it, as has John Walker thus far, and I've now linked to it and to further information that I"ve written about 'sight words' here: http://phonicsinternational.com/forum/viewto...