Cracking the code

Description

This programme investigates how Blue Gate Fields Infants School approaches teaching phonics in Nursery, Reception and Year 1, as part of their strategy for literacy.The teachers reflect on the development of listening skills and use of phonological knowledge and they assess the place of phonics work within the context of their overall approach to literacy. Dr Rhona Stainthorp, of the Institute of Education, reviews recent academic research on decoding and reading.

Runtime

14 min

Series

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

2005

Database

Alexander Street

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