The phonics check three year on: an analysis of the evidence and its implications.

The article discusses research on the British government's phonics check, a reading test required of all students at the end of Year 1 education. The author considers the percentages of Year 1 students who passed the test from 2012 to 2014, and she argues that there is a lack of evidence on the effectiveness of focusing on synthetic phonics when teaching children to read.