The only phonological skill required for children taught to read with Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) is hearing the word after the letter sounds have been spoken, such as /c-a-t/ cat, /sh-ee-p/ sheep . Skilled readers do this whenever they come
Tribute to Diane McGuinness from the UK Reading Reform Foundation (RRF)
We were sad to learn of the death of Professor Diane McGuinness and send our condolences and warm wishes to her family and friends. We have so much to be grateful for in many ways, thanks to Diane’s work and
Response to the BDA campaign to reverse government policy on SSP teaching
The BDA with Usha Goswami is campaigning to get the DfE to dilute and undermine the teaching advocated in systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) programmes and in the DfE policy paper, the Reading Framework (July 2021). “We are launching a petition
A Letter to the First Minister of Wales
May 10th, 2021 Dear First Minister, Congratulations to you and Welsh Labour on your successful Senedd election campaign and winning another five years in government. No doubt you are already considering who your next cabinet members will be, and with
The Reading Reform Foundation Conference, March 2015
‘From the Rose Review to the New Curriculum. A growing number of schools successfully teach every child to read; the majority still don’t. Why?’ The theme of the Reading Reform Foundation conference (above) drew attention to the fact that some