To what extent do frameworks of reading development and the phonics screening check support the assessment of reading development in England?

Glazzard, Jonathan

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to question the suitability of the phonics screening check in relation to models and theories of reading development. The article questions the appropriateness of the check by drawing on theoretical frameworks which underpin typical reading development. I examine the Simple View of Reading developed by Gough and Tunmer and Ehri's model of reading development. The article argues that the assessment of children's development in reading should be underpinned and informed by a developmental framework which identifies the sequential skills in reading development.

Citation

Glazzard, J. (2017). To what extent do frameworks of reading development and the phonics screening check support the assessment of reading development in England?. English in Education, 51(2), 130-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/eie.12119

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Feb 27, 2018
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Oct 25, 2023
• Journal: English in Education
• Print ISSN: 0425-0494
• Electronic ISSN: 1754-8845
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 130-142
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/eie.12119
• Keywords: Reading development; Phonics; Assessment; Primary education
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4425108
• Related Public URLs: https://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/3996/