The Reading Framework

Part of Education – in the House of Commons at on 31 January 2022.

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Photo of Nick Gibb Nick Gibb Conservative, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

I am sure my hon. Friend will have seen the recent report by two education academics challenging the Government’s focus on phonics, despite all the evidence of its success in teaching children to read. Does he agree on the importance of continuing to make the case for phonics and the importance of the Government’s clear focus on the curriculum, and on how it is taught, in helping us to complete our mission to transform the life chances of every child in this country?