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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an honest question.[b] I read these forums and there is a ton of complaining about the new style of teaching [/b]kids to read that doesn't require phonics. No one ever talks about why this switch happened and I am very curious to know what the thinking is behind it. I've even googled the topic and get a bunch of articles about how the new style works poorly, but still no explanation of why it's being used. I have an infant so [b]I haven't experienced this yet[/b] as a parent and it does seem like a very bizarre change. [/quote]

See the parts I bolded.

We teach phonics. It is more of the balanced literacy approach a PP mentioned. It isn't taught the same way it was when I was in elementary school (whole class, phonics worksheets, drill), because not every student has the same need or learns the same way. It's more work for the teachers, but the instruction is not "one size fits all". Phonics is covered during Writer's Workshop in small groups, through individual tasks, word study, writing conferences, etc. [/quote]

To be effective the phonics instruction has to be systematic- the Writer’s Workshop phonics doesn’t have a research-based scope and sequence.  And it isn’t paired with decodable readers for targeted skill practice. Even Lucy Calkins has admitted her program needs rebalancing. It has been banned in several states.[/quote]

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