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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research she has commissioned on the effects of matching teaching methods to the degree of deafness on the academic achievements of deaf and hard of hearing pupils.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research she has commissioned on the effects of matching teaching methods to the degree of deafness on the academic achievements of deaf and hard of hearing pupils.
Asked by
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 April 2005
For answer on
7 April 2005
Answered on
7 April 2005
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what research she has commissioned on the effects of matching
teaching methods to the degree of deafness on the academic achievements of deaf and hard of hearing pupils. [224926]
Margaret Hodge: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Subjects
Assessments; Hearing impairment; Pupils; Standards; Research; Teaching methods
Date
7 April 2005
Reference
432 c1584W;432 c1580W; 224926
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on the teaching of synthetic phonics in schools.
1st supplementary on the teaching of synthetic phonics in schools.
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 April 2005
Subjects
Teaching methods
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
432 c1414-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Tony Blair
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Teaching methods
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
432 c1414-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Tony Blair
(Labour)
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his engagements for Wednesday 6th April. (Question not printed).
Subjects
Teaching methods
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
432 c1414-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his engagements for Wednesday 6th April. (Question not printed).
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his engagements for Wednesday 6th April. (Question not printed).
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answered by
Tony Blair
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 March 2005
For answer on
6 April 2005
Answered on
6 April 2005
Subjects
Teaching methods
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
432 c1414-5; 224437
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the names are of the officials in her Department responsible for advising her on her response to the Clackmannanshire longitudinal study into the teaching of reading.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the names are of the officials in her Department responsible for advising her on her response to the Clackmannanshire longitudinal study into the teaching of reading.
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 March 2005
For answer on
5 April 2005
Answered on
5 April 2005
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the names are of the officials in her Department responsible
for advising her on her response to the Clackmannanshire longitudinal study into the teaching of reading. [224330]
Derek Twigg: Officials in the School Standards Group are responsible for advising the Secretary of State on all aspects of the
teaching and learning of literacy in schools. Further details can be obtained from the Civil Service Year Book and the DfES website.
In addition, through the National Strategies, we draw on the expertise of a number of practitioners and academics who are constantly
responding to and keeping abreast of the latest research. In this capacity Dr. Kevan Collins, Director of the Primary National
Strategy, has provided advice to Ministers and officials on the implications of the Clackmannanshire study.
Over time our approach to phonics, which is the subject of the Clackmannanshire study, has been informed by a wide range of experts
in the field. In 2003 we convened a seminar of all the leading researchers and practitioners working on phonics issues. The findings
of this seminar were independently reviewed and used to inform the development of our most recent guidance on phonics "Playing with
Sounds: A supplement to Progression in Phonics".
Subjects
Special advisers; Reading; Research; Literacy; Teaching methods
Date
5 April 2005
Reference
432 c1344W;432 c1340W; 224330
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will describe the synthetic phonics programme in the National Literacy Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will describe the synthetic phonics programme in the National Literacy Strategy.
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 March 2005
For answer on
5 April 2005
Answered on
5 April 2005
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will describe the synthetic phonics programme in the
National Literacy Strategy. [224328]
Derek Twigg: The National Literacy Strategy, now the Primary National Strategy, places a clear and early emphasis on synthetic
phonics instruction, reinforced by complementary reading strategies such as context, grammatical knowledge and word recognition.
This is in line with the best available international research.
We have produced structured teaching materials for teachers on synthetic phonics entitled "Progression in Phonics" published in
1999, and "Playing with Sounds": a supplement to "Progression in Phonics" published in 2004. Copies of these have been placed in the
House of Commons Library.
The approach to the teaching of synthetic phonics advocated by the Primary National Strategy is that children should be taught as
quickly as possible to identify, segment and blend phonemes in speech and writing, and that this should be taught directly, and not
left to inference or invention. We recommend that synthetic phonics should be taught as a separate set of skills and knowledge
within the broader structure of the literacy hour.
The Playing with Sounds programme is designed to support the learning and teaching of synthetic phonics for children from the ages
of three to six. It begins with developing children's awareness and discrimination of sounds and supports their progression through
segmentation and blending, to an ability to read and spell regular polysyllabic words. The pace at which children are introduced to
phonic knowledge through the Playing with Sounds programme is quicker than that set out in the original National Literacy Strategy
framework and supports the achievement of the foundation stage early learning goals.
Subjects
Reading; Literacy; Teaching methods
Date
5 April 2005
Reference
432 c1343W;432 c1339W; 224328
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many cues to word recognition are recommended in the searchlight approach within the National Literacy Strategy; and if she will describe each of these cues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many cues to word recognition are recommended in the searchlight approach within the National Literacy Strategy; and if she will describe each of these cues.
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 March 2005
For answer on
5 April 2005
Answered on
5 April 2005
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many cues to word recognition are recommended in the
Searchlight approach within the National Literacy Strategy; and if she will describe each of these cues. [224329]
Derek Twigg: The National Literacy Strategy is based on the best international research available and supports the statutory
requirements of the National Curriculum. It advocates a model of teaching reading which has come to be known by the "Searchlights"
metaphor. The model characterises reading as the ability to coordinate and orchestrate four basic cues. These are: Fast automatic
phonic decoding The recognition of word and word parts Predictions from knowledge of syntax to make sense of strings of words
Predictions from context to aid comprehension.
The Searchlight model is designed to enable the reader to cross-refer between cues, which support each other. The ability to use
this range of cues together makes it less critical if one of them fails on any given occasion. However, we promote phonics as the
first and foremost strategy that children employ as they encounter new words.
Phonic decoding and instant recognition of high frequency irregular words are the cues employed at the level of word recognition;
grammatical knowledge and understanding of context operate at the level of phrases, sentences and text as a whole. Therefore both
aspects of the reading process, decoding and comprehension, are represented in the approach and complement each other.
Subjects
Reading; Literacy; Teaching methods
Date
5 April 2005
Reference
432 c1343-4W;432 c1339-40W; 224329
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will undertake a review of the National Literacy Strategy following the publication of the Clackmannanshire research into synthetic phonics teaching of reading.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will undertake a review of the National Literacy Strategy following the publication of the Clackmannanshire research into synthetic phonics teaching of reading.
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 March 2005
For answer on
4 April 2005
Answered on
4 April 2005
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will undertake a review of the National Literacy Strategy
following the publication of the Clackmannanshire research into synthetic phonics teaching of reading. [223996]
Derek Twigg: The National Literacy Strategy has constantly evolved since its introduction in 1998 in response to the latest
research. This will continue to be the case.
The Clackmannanshire study is a valuable piece of research which highlights the importance of having a well structured and direct
programme of synthetic phonics teaching in schools. It lends further weight to the approach to teaching reading and spelling
advocated by the National Literacy Strategy which has at its heart early and direct instruction in synthetic phonics, very similar
to the teaching methods trialled in Clackmannanshire.
While the pupils who took part in the Clackmannanshire study made significantly faster gains than pupils in the control group, their
attainment in reading comprehension was broadly the same as that achieved by an average 11-year-old in an English school who would
be taught using the National Literacy Strategy.
Subjects
Reading; Standards; Research; Literacy; Teaching methods
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1158W; 223996
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of natural auralism on teaching children with hearing impairment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of natural auralism on teaching children with hearing impairment.
Asked by
Mark Hoban
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 December 2004
For answer on
31 January 2005
Answered on
31 January 2005
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of natural
auralism on teaching children with hearing impairment. [207540]
Margaret Hodge: In 2003 the DfES commissioned Cambridge and Manchester Universities to carry out a joint study of teaching
approaches for different types of special educational needs (SEN). The study found that there was a large degree of overlap between
different effective approaches--in essence, good teaching skills are much the same for all pupils, regardless of whether or not they
have SEN, or the type of SEN.
The 2003 research did not include an assessment of the effectiveness of the different specialised approaches used in teaching
children with hearing impairment-- oral/aural, total communication and sign bilingualism. We are considering what further work might
be taken forward in this area.
Parents of deaf or hearing impaired pupils who have statements of special educational needs, are able to express a preference for
the maintained school they would like their child to attend, and can also make representations for a place at an independent or
non-maintained special school. Before expressing a preference they are able to consider teaching approaches offered by different
schools. Local authorities decide which school should be named in a child's statement taking account of parental preference and the
individual needs of the child.
Subjects
Hearing impairment; Special educational needs; Teaching methods
Date
31 January 2005
Reference
207540; 430 c668-9W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the progress made in implementing the recommendations of Professor Adrian Smith's report regarding mathematics teaching.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the progress made in implementing the recommendations of Professor Adrian Smith's report regarding mathematics teaching.
Asked by
Vincent Cable
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 November 2004
For answer on
2 December 2004
Answered on
2 December 2004
Subjects
Incentives; Recruitment; Teachers; Secondary education; Vacancies; Teaching methods; Mathematics
Date
2 December 2004
Reference
428 c776-7;428 c774-5; 201241
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Asked by
Vincent Cable
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the progress made in implementing the recommendations of Professor Adrian Smith's report regarding mathematics teaching.
Subjects
Incentives; Recruitment; Teachers; Secondary education; Vacancies; Teaching methods; Mathematics
Date
2 December 2004
Reference
428 c776-7;428 c774-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on the current shortage of maths teachers and action being taken to improve the situation.
1st supplementary on the current shortage of maths teachers and action being taken to improve the situation.
Asked by
Vincent Cable
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 December 2004
Subjects
Incentives; Recruitment; Teachers; Secondary education; Vacancies; Teaching methods; Mathematics
Date
2 December 2004
Reference
428 c776-7;428 c774-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Incentives; Recruitment; Teachers; Secondary education; Vacancies; Teaching methods; Mathematics
Date
2 December 2004
Reference
428 c776-7;428 c774-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the Barnet pilot scheme for personalised learning.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the Barnet pilot scheme for personalised learning.
Asked by
Andrew Dismore
(Labour)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 November 2004
For answer on
29 November 2004
Answered on
29 November 2004
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the Barnet pilot scheme for
personalised learning. [199491]
Mr. Miliband: The DfES, working in conjunction with London LEAs, is funding a project to develop an ICT strategy for London which
has identified personalised learning--tailoring education to the needs, interests and aptitudes of individual pupils within groups
so as to enable them to fulfil their potential--as a key area for further development. As part of that ICT strategy, the Barnet
project, supported by the London Grid for Learning, is utilising the broadband infrastructure in place across London and the LGfL
services to provide individual access for schools, teachers, and pupils, at appropriate levels, to educational resources and
information. This initiative by Barnet is a good example of the way LEAs are working with others to develop effective strategies for
raising standards through personalised learning. We look forward to seeing the results of the project, and identifying how the
lessons learned can be spread more widely.
Subjects
Computers; ICT; Education; Greater London; Pilot schemes; Schools; Training; Teaching methods; Barnet
Date
29 November 2004
Reference
199491; 428 c36W
House
House of Commons