Phonics isn't new. Stephen Parker has a great blog on the history of phonics and the teaching of graphemes and phonemes.
It is currently more prevalent on social media/news because of recent government inquiries. South Australia initially trialling the Phonics Screening Check then mandating; NSW trialling the PSC then mandating. It is currently a 'big deal' because of the shift of the NSW draft syllabus to...
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