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Tonight we welcome regular contributor Anne Glennie back to the podcast (and Jay Helbert). The ineluctable modality of phonics checks (tests?) sparks off the literacy debate again. Is Jay almost convinced by Anne’s arguments? Steve agrees with Anne that there are some much more wackoidal ideas out there that need fighting.
Some story links on this:
Sir Jim Rose criticises children’s authors in phonics row. Julie Henry, Education Correspondent http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9335860/Sir-Jim-Rose-criticises-childrens-authors-in-phonics-row.html#
Teachers’ unions urge rethink of phonics checks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18462214
Literacy warning from Estyn school inspectors in Wales http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18510583
Teachers’ concern over reading for pleasure http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18506533
Other story links:
Cyber bullying research collection http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/articlecollections/cyberbullying/index.asp
The Cybersmile foundation http://www.cybersmile.org/index.html
Michael Apple http://eps.education.wisc.edu/faculty/apple.asp
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With my namesake on this one. Listened to this on the flight out to Menorca. Glad I could use my phonological awareness to work out the vino rosado and vino blanco.