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The Raising of Attainment in Reading in the First Year of School

In Clackmannanshire, the smallest local authority in Scotland, we wanted to try to discover the most effective approach to the teaching of the basic skills of reading in the early primary years. An enormous amount of research into the development of reading skills in young children has been carried out in the past, but little clear advice has emerged for class teachers. It appeared to us that there was a likelihood from recent research that one particular approach to the use of phonics in the teaching of reading might be more successful than current practice.