What the media say :
A lesson in teaching reading (SEN Magazine - August 2010)
http://www.senmagazine.co.uk/articles/237-a-lesson-in-teaching-reading.html
Ideologues of illiteracy: The terrible damage wrought on our schools by Left-wing educationalists (Mail Online - July 2010)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1296126/Ideologues-illiteracy-MAX-HASTINGS-terrible-damage-wrought-schools-Left-wing-educationalists.html
Illiteracy is bad for us – so why don´t we do something about it? (Telegraph - July 2010)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/7897687/Illiteracy-is-bad-for-us-so-why-dont-we-do-something-about-it.html
Too young to learn to read? (Times - June 2010)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article7147792.ece
Why our kids can´t reed or rite (BBC News Feb 2010)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8534205.stm
Phonics: lost in translation (The Guardian - Jan 2010)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jan/19/phonics-child-literacy
Tories plan literacy league tables for six year olds (BBC News - Jan 2010)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8466580.stm
Other useful links:
Focus on Phonics blog - for more information on learning to read with phonics.
http://www.focusonphonics.blogspot.com/
Woodlands Junior School - an excellent school website with lots of educational games and activities.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Games/educational/index.html
NGfL Cymru - Interactive alphabet demonstrating letter sounds, letter names and correct letter formation.
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/alphabet-eng/alphabet.htm
Jolly Learning website - learn more about Jolly Phonics - a fun, multi-sensory synthetic phonics reading scheme
http://www.jollylearning.co.uk
Phonics International - Debbie Hepplewhite´s International Online Synthetic Phonics programme
http://www.phonicsinternational.com/
Yellow Door - Publisher of Come Alive Phonics - Playing with Sound and Letters
http://www.yellow-door.net/Phonics/products_letters.html
Reading Reform Foundation - website dedicated to promoting Synthetic Phonics
http://www.rrf.org.uk
phonics4.co.uk - synthetic phonics courses for children from 3 to 9 years
http://www.phonics4.co.uk
Get Reading Right - Publisher of synthetic phonics books and resources
http://www.getreadingright.com
Parents in Touch - An educational information site for parents.
http://www.parentsintouch.co.uk/
Midsomer Norton Primary School - Video clips of children doing Jolly Phonics actions whilst saying the letter sounds.
http://www.midsomernorton.bathnes.sch.uk/phonics.htm
Debbie Hepplewhite´s website providing teaching materials, resources and synthetic phonics training information.
http://www.syntheticphonics.com
National Literacy Trust - an independent charity dedicated to raising literacy standards throughout the UK.
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/Database/Primary/phonics.html
Dyslexia website providing information and practical help for parents of children with reading difficulties.
http://www.dyslexics.org.uk