> I'm not sure what will happen next year because we are going to have
> to much more closely adhere to HM than we have in the past.
The thing that is so worrisome about this current movement for synthetic
phonics and direct instruction is that something has been added that is
different than
Joan (and anyone else interested) .
It is true that until tests are changed, students will take them, and
it is a given. That does not make the tests valid, reliable, or
educational. My worry is about those who buy into the whole test game
and give it more importance and meaning than it des
