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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers (who aren't taught the science of learning) thought phonics was "boring" so they taught other teachers this in education programs. Some of these teachers created  fun, interesting curriculum in-line with the constructivist model of education that was and still is in vogue. This was called Fountas and Pinnell, and it became very popular in large part because it fit in with teachers' constructivist notions of what learning should look like, which in turn are rooted in progressivism and its influence on education.

I highly recommend reading the book "Teaching Needy Kids in our Backward System" by Siegfried Engelmann. You can find it for free here: https://www.zigsite.com/PDFs/teachingneedykidsinourbackwardsysystem.pdf

It covers Project Follow-Through: the most expensive, extensive education experiment conducted in human history, including over 200,000 children in 178 communities, comparing 22 different modes of instruction. If you don't have time to read the book, read a summary here: https://www.nifdi.org/what-is-di/project-follow-through[/quote]

None of my teacher colleagues thought phonics was boring. There is nothing boring about seeing a child read for the first time. It's not boring to the kid and it's not boring for the teacher. As usual, people who didn't completely understand kids, child development and the science of reading made the decisions. These programs basically encouraged students to guess based on pictures and context. They should be ashamed of themselves but yet they still try to push their methods despite all evidence to the contrary.[/quote]

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