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Synthetic phonics can improve reading skills, study claims

25 April 2016

Using synthetic phonics to teach children how to read can have considerable long-term benefits for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and those who do not have English as a first language, according to a new study by the Centre for Economic Performance(CEP).
Researchers at the CEP, which is based at the London School of Economics (LSE), tracked the progress of more than 270,000 children in 150 local authorities. They found that children taught to read using phonics made better progress by age seven than those taught using other methods. However, those lagging behind would catch up later.

this article was published online by Capita on April 25, 2016
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Related publications
"Teaching to Teach" Literacy, Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Martina Viarengo, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1425, April 2016

Related links
Stephen Machin webpage
Sandra McNally webpage
Education and Skills Programme webpage

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