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The passion, pedagogy and politics of reading.
- Source :
- English in Education; Aug2022, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p247-260, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The teaching of reading has been a source of contentious debate for many years. Margaret Meek Spencer contributed her passion for the importance of specific texts to help children learn to read. In addition to the kinds of texts to be used, important aspects of the debateimportant aspects of the debate include the relationship between national curriculum policies and robust research evidence about what works in teaching reading This paper notes a historical trend in government policy that has included England's Department for Education in England's strengthening its control of the curriculum and pedagogy for teaching reading in ways which run contrary to many of Meek Spencer's arguments. The paper examines the use of statutory assessment, particularly a Phonics Screening Check, its influence on pedagogy and links with the politics of reading. We conclude that policy needs to be reformed to better reflect robust research evidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PHONICS
READING
EVALUATION
CURRICULUM
PRIMARY education
SCHOOL children
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 04250494
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- English in Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159296860
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/04250494.2022.2091987