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Reading expert’s concerns over curriculum changes
Australia's education ministers have met to discuss their revision of the national curriculum, which will include emphasising the importance of phonics in teaching reading to students in Kindergarten to Year 2.
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I am sorry to read the continuation of the polarisation of learning methods for reading. It is possible and desirable to use both phonetics and whole text comprehension. Phonetics generally leads into whole text comprehension, but if we are looking at personalisation, why not check where students are at – then use the appropriate method for that child? Teachers need a repertoire of skills from which to choose appropriately..