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A Systematic Review of the Research Literature on the Use of Phonics in the Teaching of Reading and Spelling (DfES Research Report RR711)
Torgerson et al. 2006 · review pooling many studies (meta-analysis) · touches 1 claim · used in 1 attack
Which beliefs it touches
- C12 Systematic phonics sets a limit on it
Systematic review of RCTs: systematic phonics vs whole-language/whole-word: word-reading accuracy d = 0.27 (significant), comprehension d = 0.24 (4 trials, p = .08, not significant). Narrowed C12 2026-10-16 (extra run 3).
Attacks that used it
- C12 attack #1, 16 October 2026: narrowed