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 Further Reading on Synthetic Phonics

The evidence for a systematic synthetic phonic approach is already vast and is still growing.

• The Clackmannanshire study  in Scotland found that children taught using synthetic phonics were still ahead of their peers in reading and spelling some seven years later.
• The Rose review is a UK government report assessing early childhood reading methods. It concluded that all UK schools should teach using synthetic phonics.
• The National Enquiry into the Teaching of Early Reading in Australia found “direct systematic instruction in phonics during the early years of schooling is an essential foundation for teaching children to read”.
• 'No child left behind' in the US made recommendations to use the phonics approach to teach early reading.

• Reading Reflex, Carmen McGuiness & Geoffrey McGuniness, (1998), Simon & Schuster.
• Why Our Children Can’t Read, Diane McGuiness, (1997), Simon & Schuster.
• Children of the code.org Great website with interviews from reading experts.