  To not feel happy about 6 year old ds being 'tested' on fake
words? Phonics.  (319 Posts) OHforDUCKScake Thu 13-Jun-13
19:11:13  And is this something all year one pupils have to do?
So the children learn the phonics, 'oa' 'air' 'ng' and so on.
Now, the government, since last year, want to test them on it.
If they get a certain amount wrong, they fail and have to do it
again.  The thing is, the way they test them is to give them
fake words to check they really do know their phonics. hmm  They
will be given 20 real words and 20 fake workds and they have to
get 34 out of 40 or their fail.  So, as long as they can read
toast, fair, treat  As well as taim, roaf, rait  Then they will
be ok.  I dont know where to start, honestly. First of all,
testing them just so the government can see what the deal is,
using them as guinea pigs it feels like. They are only 6!
Secondly, the weeks leading up to the test they have been
teaching them fake non-words. hmm  A test? At 6? That they can
fail?  I asked if we were obli