Articles tagged with: systemactic phonics

What are decodable books?

Posted on 31st January 202331st January 2023 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, Science of Reading, Synthetic Phonics and tagged decodable books, phonics program, systemactic phonics, truly decodableLeave a Comment

What are decodable books? Although the rise of the Science of Reading movement has meant that systematic phonics teaching programs are gaining popularity in the US, one of the most frequently asked questions is still, “What are decodable books?”. Phonic Books co-founder, Tami Reis-Frankfort, provides a brief clarification of the meaning of the term, ‘decodable…

To script or not to script?

Posted on 29th March 202230th March 2022 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Learning to Read, Synthetic Phonics and tagged Planning, scope and sequence, systemactic phonicsLeave a Comment

What do you think of when you hear the word “scripted” pop up in conversations about teaching reading? For some teachers, the associations are negative. They may think of mindless robotic lesson delivery that strips teachers of their autonomy and creativity and turns them into zombies. The word can trigger worries about limitations in the…

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