Debbie's critique of 'Letters and Sounds' DfES 2007

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Debbie's critique of 'Letters and Sounds' DfES 2007

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http://debbiehepplewhite.com/?p=65

The 'Letters and Sounds: Principles and Practice of High Quality Phonics Six-phase Teaching Programme' was a landmark publication in England in 2007.

It's fame has spread world-wide leading to some urgency for a detailed critique.

So, here is the beginning of my critique via my 'Naked Emperor' blog...
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Part Two of the critique now available to read on the 'Naked Emperor' blog - beginning to address the question: 'Is Letters and Sounds a programme?'

No.

Read the beginnings of 'why not'...
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