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Newest Review: ... have drawn heavy criticism for not teaching phonics, the emphasis on phonics found on their websites makes their position quite clear. Some of their series do teach phonics directly, others do not. I have found all of the books can easily fit into a good phonics based programme though. 'Find a Book' is our favourite part of this website. It has a brief information on the main series which will be featured on these pages Read With Biff, Chip, and Kipper, Oxford Reading Tree, Read Write Inc, Read Write Inc Phonics and Project X. But the really good part is the library of complete books they have that can be read online for free. I count ... more
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by - written on 14/08/11 (Very useful, 658 readings)
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Oxford Owl is one of our favourite free sites. this site is developed by Oxford University Press. This company is one of the leading publishers of English language teaching materials. While they publish a wide variety of books their main website ( http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/ ) states that "The main criteria in evaluating a new title are its quality and the contribution it makes to the furtherance of scholarship and education. " I would say that while this site does promote the publishers own line of books, the furtherance of education does seem to be the primary goal here. There is an absolute wealth of information here, for parents and ... Read the complete review
