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[–]soundsituation 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

teaching phonics...because studies showed it is the only method which works

Didn't know this but I'm not surprised. I also didn't know that schools in the US had switched to a "balanced literacy" approach but at best it sounds like information overload. Phonetic instruction is simple and it gets quick results. All that other stuff kids can learn later on once they have a foundation.

[–]jet199[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, using other methods at the same time as phonics actually slows learning.

https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-reading