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The reading crisis leaving thousands of children 'functionally illiterate'

Sep 30, 202413 minTranscript available on Metacast
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Episode description

Primary schools in the UK are using discredited methods to teach reading, which risks making thousands of children unable to read.

ITV News' Wales reporter Rhys Williams has been investigating this teaching method, and seeing the effects first-hand.

So, why is this 'outdated' method still being taught?