The Scottish Executive is to spread synthetic phonics teaching across Scotland. The method teaches children to blend letter sounds to form words and has been found to advance children's reading and spelling ages in eight primary schools. Learning and Teaching Scotland will support the sharing of good practice using the existing network of local authority literacy co-ordinators. The Executive will also fund a development officer to take forward the task.
The Scottish Executive is to spread synthetic phonics teaching across Scotland. The method teaches children to blend letter sounds to form words and has been found to advance children's reading and spelling ages in eight primary schools. Learning and Teaching Scotland will support the sharing of good practice using the existing network of local authority literacy co-ordinators. The Executive will also fund a development officer to take forward the task.
