Research and analysis

Phonics screening check evaluation: final report

Research into the effectiveness of schools’ phonics teaching practices.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 25 June 2015

Applies to England

Documents

Phonics screening check evaluation: brief

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-481-9, DFE-RB418

PDF, 137 KB, 9 pages

Phonics screening check evaluation: full report

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-479-6, DFE-RR418A

PDF, 839 KB, 70 pages

Phonics screening check evaluation: technical appendices

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-480-2, DFE-RR418B

PDF, 1.5 MB, 59 pages

Details

These reports cover:

• the phonics teaching practices of schools participating in the phonics screening check
• whether the check has had an impact on the standard of reading and writing
• changes in phonics teaching practice since 2012

Phonics teaches people to read by relating sounds with letters and words. The phonics screening check is for checking whether pupils understand phonics to an appropriate standard.

Published 25 June 2015