A system of phonics devised in Northern Ireland has had 'dramatic' results in improving the reading skills of young children, according to a new study.
Linguistic phonics builds on children's existing language, developing phonological awareness before introducing children to letters.
Linguistic phonics was developed with advisory speech and language therapists for a revised curriculum to start in September 2008, which delays the formal teaching of reading and emphasises problem-solving and thinking skills.
Lead researcher Dr Colette Gray from Stranmillis University College in Belfast said the study showed significant gains in children taught using linguistic phonics compared with children who were not.
The study evaluated linguistic phonics with 745 children in Year 2 and Year 3 in 12 Belfast schools. The group was split between children who were taught using linguistic phonics and children in a control group.
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