Similarly, a literacy hour is being prescribed by a taskforce on the teaching of reading and writing.
Improving the teaching of reading in primary schools and raising behaviour standards would help improve the situation, he said.
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Phonics teaching is an important component of the teaching of reading, but not all words in English are phonically regular (the linguist David Crystal estimates 80% are, but the other 20% contains many of the most common words in English).
The teaching of reading should encompass a balance of teaching strategies including a systematic approach to phonics and other word reading strategies, and a significant emphasis on children experiencing a wide range of texts, including moving image and digital - all available to read from the very beginning.
But look who it has appointed to carry it out: Jim Rose, former Deputy Chief Inspector of Schools in England - knighted this summer following his 2006 report into the teaching of early reading, with its emphasis on synthetic phonics.
The Department for Education maintains that international evidence demonstrates that phonics is the most effective way of teaching early reading.
The teaching of literacy primarily focuses on reading, writing, speaking and listening, in order to encourage students to read, comprehend, reflect on their social experiences and use the language as an instrument of knowledge-seeking.
Contained in the proposals are powers for either a council or a Minister to issue statutory guidance to a school where they feel that their method of teaching - say, reading - is not consistent with best practice and cannot be shown to be delivering appreciable results.
The use of familiar, real-life materials helps students to feel more comfortable in class, and the structured teaching of literacy skills gradually improves their reading and writing skills.
Teaching-learning materials are designed to help facilitators to develop the reading and writing skills of their learners through a highly instructive teaching-learning process as well as guided practice by the learners (see pictures below).
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"We need a balanced approach to teaching reading, not one driven by fear of tests, " she said.
Most ominously, both Mr Gove and the Tories' leader, David Cameron, are fond of party-pleasing prescriptions, including policies for which proof of effectiveness is non-existent (school uniforms) or limited (insisting on synthetic phonics for teaching reading).
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