More than 100 delegates attended a conference at Roehampton University to debate the role of phonics in the wake of the Rose Review of early reading.
Jim Rose, who led the Government's controversial review, spoke about the findings.
But speaking to Nursery World afterwards, conference organiser Professor Tina Bruce said delegates welcomed Mr Rose's message about the systematic approach to teaching phonics within a broad curriculum. 'It helped to clarify the importance of the rich learning environment, the multi-sensory approach, and the emphasis on communication, language and literacy.'
She said delegates were reassured that they would have to use their professional judgement and that observation was of 'paramount importance'.
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