Education News – Newsletter for February 20, 2011

Reading test for British kids to include ‘non-words’

LONDON – The British government has drawn up new plans to include “made-up” words such as “koob” or “zort” in a new reading test for six-year-olds – an idea that has brought about criticism from literary experts.

The government said non-words were being included to check pupils’ ability to decode words using phonics.
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