Explicit phoneme training combined with phonic reading instruction helps young children at risk of reading failure.

BACKGROUND: We evaluate the effectiveness of three theoretically motivated programmes for the teaching of reading to four-year-old children. METHOD: Four hundred and ten children, of pre-kindergarten age, in 20 UK Reception-year classrooms were divided into four matched groups and randomly assigned...

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Main Authors: Hatcher, P, Hulme, C, Snowling, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004