Phonics without tears.

A fresh start including phonics has helped Broadmead Infants School in Croydon pull itself round and get children reading, writing and enjoying books. Headteacher Alex Lundie was one of the sceptics, but when she took over the failing school and gave the Rose Report recommendations a chance, she saw...

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Corporate Author:	Big Heart Media (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	[London] : Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education, 2009.
Series:	Education in video KS1 literacy ; 1
Subjects:	Literacy > Study and teaching (Early childhood) > Great Britain. Reading > Phonetic method > Study and teaching. Lecture > Méthode phonétique > Étude et enseignement. Literacy > Study and teaching (Early childhood) Great Britain. Alexander Street Video. Instructional television programs. Émissions pédagogiques télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	A fresh start including phonics has helped Broadmead Infants School in Croydon pull itself round and get children reading, writing and enjoying books. Headteacher Alex Lundie was one of the sceptics, but when she took over the failing school and gave the Rose Report recommendations a chance, she saw achievement improve. We see Reception and Year 1 classes at work and hear how the key at Broadmead has been to see phonics as a tool to be used in the bigger project of literacy, rather than as an end in itself.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (17 min.).