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> It's an issue of forcing teachers to do things they know won't work or aren't working. So many teachers at this point have been falsely taught that phonics d

> It's an issue of forcing teachers to do things they know won't work or aren't working. So many teachers at this point have been falsely taught that phonics doesn't work, that many skip thinking they are doing the right thing. We need them to try to teach phonics. Yes, there are some students it won't work for, such as those with hearing problems. However, those students should be in specialized programs already. For everyone without hearing problems, we need them to try.

camgunz 4y ago
> So many teachers at this point have been falsely taught that phonics doesn't work, that many skip thinking they are doing the right thing. Maybe. There's a lot of guessing about what teachers are doing in this thread; I'd be interested in a survey of what they're actually doing. > For everyone without hearing problems, we need them to try. Maybe. The UK has been going hard on phonics and while scores went way up for the next couple years, the effects on the years afterwards were real bad.