Comments - Sight Words Are Evil - School Leadership 2.02024-03-29T10:05:09Zhttps://schoolleadership20.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1990010%3ABlogPost%3A232697&xn_auth=noMore Excuses Pretending That…tag:schoolleadership20.com,2015-02-09:1990010:Comment:2328842015-02-09T06:02:55.547ZTunya Audainhttps://schoolleadership20.com/profile/TunyaAudain
<p>More Excuses Pretending That Phonics Is Seriously Applied</p>
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<p>Here is an Australian blog by an educator and researcher wondering why research is so easily dismissed or misapplied in education — The Trouble With Education <a href="https://websofsubstance.wordpress.com/2015/02/08/the-trouble-with-education/">https://websofsubstance.wordpress.com/2015/02/08/the-trouble-with-education/</a></p>
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<p>Harry Webb says — forcefully — “In 2015, reading is a fundamental human…</p>
<p>More Excuses Pretending That Phonics Is Seriously Applied</p>
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<p>Here is an Australian blog by an educator and researcher wondering why research is so easily dismissed or misapplied in education — The Trouble With Education <a href="https://websofsubstance.wordpress.com/2015/02/08/the-trouble-with-education/">https://websofsubstance.wordpress.com/2015/02/08/the-trouble-with-education/</a></p>
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<p>Harry Webb says — forcefully — “In 2015, reading is a fundamental human right. It is unrivaled in how well it prepares children for future learning.”</p>
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<p>He points to considerable research that proves that phonics is a recognized method for teaching reading. Yet, there is much resistance from teachers. These are some of the excuses presented:</p>
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<p> “1. All teachers teach phonics anyway</p>
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<p>2. Someone I know learnt to read without phonics</p>
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<p>3. Digraphs like “oo” can represent different sounds and some words like “Wednesday” aren't spelled the way they sound.</p>
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<p>4. Reading is about more than just decoding print.”</p>
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<p>He urges more attention to the evidence rather than dependence on ideology in teaching of reading.</p>
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<p>Bruce Deitrick Price is also a long-time champion of commonsense attention to the evidence — phonics works and the Whole Word approach is clumsy and harmful. When will common sense become valid?</p>