Synthetic Phonics: Marner School.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

KS1/2 English ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diversity in Education.

Teaching Methods.

Local Subjects:

Diversity in Education.

Teaching Methods.

Genre:

Instructional

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2006.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Over 90% of the children at Marner Primary school in Tower Hamlets (the majority of whom are Bangladeshi) are learning English as an additional language. They have good (and improving) results in maths and science, but are keen to raise their attainment in literacy, particularly in writing. As part of the Early Reading Development Pilot, Marner has adopted a systematic approach to the teaching of phonics. The children are carefully grouped, based on on-going assessment of their phonological awareness, and are taught within these groups at Stages 1-5. The teachers and teaching assistants, all well-versed in the teaching of phonics, are very enthusiastic about this approach; they find it works well for both boys and girls and helps their pupils' motivation to read and write. Head teacher Mary Todd is encouraged by the school's results, and strongly endorses a systematic approach to the teaching of phonics.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).