Meanings of synthetic phonics in English

Schools where standards of reading are rising through the use of synthetic phonics.

We do some things very traditionally: children learn to read with synthetic phonics, they learn grammar.

The phonics check changed all that, and teachers in primary schools have quickly responded by adopting synthetic phonics teaching.

Schools Minister Nick Gibb said: This report provides further evidence of the success of systematic synthetic phonics in teaching children to read.

Open thread: Critics say the new primary curriculum is a 'Conservative curriculum' with an over-emphasis on systematic synthetic phonics and the mechanics of reading.