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Month: May 2011

Phonics v whole language

The case for import controls

May 13, 2011 John

Apologies for the not posting in the past couple of weeks! I’ve been on my travels as well as training teachers in Sounds-Write. While I was away, I got talking to an Italian advisory teacher for early years who specialises in helping children with reading and writing difficulties. A practitioner of some thirty years’ experience,… Continue reading The case for import controls

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