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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