Then they learn how letters combine to make new sounds (such as SH), and move on to longer words and new reading skills. This guide is especially for parents and carers to explain how phonics work ...

The reading skills of the poorest pupils in Ealing are ... meals in Ealing reached the required standard in a national ...

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You have to give children the tools... You can't drill and skill phonics, that won't work. Phonics, just like every other aspect of literacy, depends on understanding and thinking. The key to ...