[SENco-forum] Re literacy (madness)

It is hard to beat 'ghoti' - used to represent 'fish' - even if someone only
made it up to prove a point.

I think only 60% of words are truly phonetic and the rest rely on the
application of rules (ice/ace for soft 'c' as 's') which as we know 80% of
children assimilate with a variety of teaching and use unconsciously.  Some
words need whole word learning (such as yacht) or back up strategies such as
picture games or mnemonics for those with poor visual skills.
Sharon

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