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Re:Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong by DonaldFisk on Monday April 17, 2023 @05:21PM (#35606757)
It's been successful in Scotland: https://www.pearson.com/uk/educators/schools/making-an-impac...

This article compares Scotland with England: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/jan/19/phonics-ch...

One thing I've never seen addressed is the difference in accents between Scotland on the one hand, and England and Wales on the other. Scottish pronunciation of Standard English is in general closer to English spelling (e.g. "good" and "food" rhyme, and "r" is always pronounced).

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