Government urged to 'reform the use of phonics' as it is 'failing children'
Katy Morton
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
A group of leading academics are calling on the Government to change their policy on the use of synthetic phonics as the main approach of teaching children to read as research suggests it is less successful than other methods.
![Academics from UCL are among over 250 signatories calling for the education secretary in an open letter to reform the use of phonics in teaching children to read, PHOTO Adobe Stock](/media/91340/phonics.jpg?&width=780&quality=60)
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