Feedback via email and the message forum
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:31 pm
It is really important that people give feedback about products - and educational programmes are no different from other products in this respect.
Quality control and evidence of 'effectiveness', where effectiveness is claimed as part of any programme's features, are essential.
Phonics International has been designed on the basis of existing international research on reading instruction and leading classroom practice and programmes in the UK. It also includes features and ideas direct from my own parenting, teaching, headteaching and teacher-training experience.
A Phonics International whole primary school study is underway, and we welcome approaches from anyone who would like to undertake an independent study of the PI programme in any context with learners of any age-range - for example, as the basis of research projects of university students.
We have set up this informal feedback forum to provide an easy way of describing users' findings. I have a number of responses since the launch of the Phonics International programme which I have received via email. I shall be adding some of these to this thread and hope that users will then update their findings and others will add to these findings over time.
One thing which has disappointed me since the launch of Phonics International is the reluctance of users (or visitors to the website) to use this message forum to write their queries and comments. I know, however, that many people read the messages.
I really hope, however, that others will make the effort to share their findings by both describing these and by providing us with actual reading and spelling results and, to this end, I shall just keep on encouraging people to join with me in posting on the message board!
Quality control and evidence of 'effectiveness', where effectiveness is claimed as part of any programme's features, are essential.
Phonics International has been designed on the basis of existing international research on reading instruction and leading classroom practice and programmes in the UK. It also includes features and ideas direct from my own parenting, teaching, headteaching and teacher-training experience.
A Phonics International whole primary school study is underway, and we welcome approaches from anyone who would like to undertake an independent study of the PI programme in any context with learners of any age-range - for example, as the basis of research projects of university students.
We have set up this informal feedback forum to provide an easy way of describing users' findings. I have a number of responses since the launch of the Phonics International programme which I have received via email. I shall be adding some of these to this thread and hope that users will then update their findings and others will add to these findings over time.
One thing which has disappointed me since the launch of Phonics International is the reluctance of users (or visitors to the website) to use this message forum to write their queries and comments. I know, however, that many people read the messages.
I really hope, however, that others will make the effort to share their findings by both describing these and by providing us with actual reading and spelling results and, to this end, I shall just keep on encouraging people to join with me in posting on the message board!