Nursery World - Rose says schools are on track in teaching phonics

Primary schools are making better progress at teaching children to read through phonics.

Reporting on success so far, Sir Jim Rose, who led the 2006 review into teaching early reading, said that at least three-quarters of primary schools are using phonics properly to teach children to read.

Sir Jim visited primary schools to assess standards and quality in teaching reading as part of the independent review into the primary curriculum (News, 16 January).

In a letter to children's secretary Ed Balls, he wrote, 'Overall, the message is positive, and schools are reporting that many children are making faster progress in learning how to read and to spell than was previously the case.'

Sir Jim's interim report is due to be published this autumn and the final report by the end of March 2009.

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