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star this property date less than 2019-04-29more like thismore than 2019-04-29
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Department for Education more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Literacy: Teaching Methods remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text What recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of teaching early literacy through phonics. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Erewash remove filter
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Maggie Throup more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-04-29more like thismore than 2019-04-29
star this property answer text <p>There is a significant body of evidence that demonstrates that systematic phonics is a highly effective method for teaching early reading. According to the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), phonics approaches have been consistently found to be effective in supporting younger readers to master the basics of reading, with an average impact of an additional four months’ progress. Research suggests that phonics is particularly beneficial for younger pupils (four to seven year olds) as they begin to read. Teaching phonics is more effective on average than other approaches to early reading (such as whole language or alphabetic approaches), though it should be emphasised that effective phonics techniques are usually embedded in a rich literacy environment for early readers and are only one part of a successful literacy strategy[1].</p><p>In 2018 there were 163,000 more six year olds in England on track to become fluent readers compared to 2012. This represented 82% of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check, compared to just 58% when the check was introduced in 2012.</p><p>The Department is investing £26 million in a national network of English hubs to support local schools in developing their teaching practice, with a focus on systematic phonics, early language development and reading for pleasure. There are now 34 such hubs, based in primary schools across England.</p><p>[1] EEF Phonics Teaching and Learning Toolkit, updated August 2018 (available at: <a href="https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summaries/teaching-learning-toolkit/phonics/" target="_blank">https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summaries/teaching-learning-toolkit/phonics/</a>).</p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2019-04-29T16:27:32.797Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-29T16:27:32.797Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Maggie Throup more like this