'Phonics Isn't Just For Kids: It Works With Adults Too' ▬ Tes

'Phonics Isn't Just For Kids: It Works With Adults Too'

Phonics

Tes:  3.08.2019 by Julia Belgutay

Diane Gardner is very clear on the purpose of her City Phonics adult literacy courses: to teach a group of adults who cannot read or write something that most people of their age take for granted.

This is also why, after eight years of teaching adults to read and write with phonics, she could not be more adamant that her approach does not involve treating her students like children - even though the system is most commonly associated with primary school pupils. Based on her extensive experience, Gardner's conclusion is clear: phonics isn't just for kids: it works with adults too.

This has become a hot topic in FE [Further Education], not least since phonics was added to the reformed functional skills qualifications in England, which are due to be introduced this summer.

In today's Tes magazine (article free for subscribers), a functional skills tutor explores concerns about whether using phonics with adult serves to "infantilise" them, potentially deterring them from learning. For Gardner, however, phonics can help empower adult learners to take control of their own education.

Read more: Phonics included in reformed functional skills

Background: 'Phonics is crucial - even for those who won’t ‘get’ it'

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