An article in SEN Magazine reminds readers about 'Dyslexia Week' and the implications for dyslexic people. I leave a 'readers' comment' beneath:
https://www.senmagazine.co.uk/articles/ ... ia-matters
I write:
Fortunately, all the Government promotion of rigorous Systematic Synthetic Phonics will contribute a great deal to getting children with dyslexic tendencies off to a good start.
Although the Year One phonics screening check is unpopular with some people, nevertheless it has informed teachers about the effectiveness of their phonics provision compared to like-settings and the national average results.
Unfortunately, many schools do not understand the difference between phonics provision which is truly effective and fit-for-purpose and phonics provision which is bordering on 'extraneous' - a notion that Sir Jim Rose introduced in his important Final Report on the teaching of early reading in 2006.
The idea that children with dyslexic tendencies require something more 'kinaesthetic', for example, can mean in reality that they receive more 'extraneous' phonics provision which many teachers misunderstand.