The Literacy View
The Literacy View
Judy Boksner
Phonics Was Supposed to Fix This. So Why Are So Many Kids Still Struggling? | Dominic Wyse
1 hour 18 minutes Posted Feb 3, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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EP.156đŸŒ¶ïž Value: This episode breaks down the article everyone’s talking about and asks the hard question it raises: If synthetic phonics has been mandated for years, why haven’t outcomes for struggling readers changed? We talk directly with Dominic Wyse about the research, the data, and what gets lost when literacy policy becomes rigid instead of responsive. Promise: You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of what the research actually says, where policy oversimplifies reading instruc...