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As a controversial new phonics reading test is rolled out in English primary schools in June 2012, Michael Morpurgo explores how the seminal experience of learning to read has changed since 1944
1/2 Michael Morpurgo finds out what Systematic Synthetic Phonics are.
2/2 Michael Morpurgo how the contemporary debate has been informed by past teaching methods.
Sun 3 Jun 2012 13:30 BBC Radio 4
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