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==Effectiveness==

==Effectiveness==

A study<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/271817.stm ''C-a-t spells success in early literacy'']. 25 February 1999. BBC News. 10 May 2008</ref> conducted by the [[University of St Andrews]]' School of Psychology, involving 300 children divided into three groups receiving different methods of literacy education demonstrated:  

A study<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/271817.stm ''C-a-t spells success in early literacy'']. 25 February 1999. BBC News. 10 May 2008</ref> conducted by the University of St Andrews' School of Psychology, involving 300 children divided into three groups receiving different methods of literacy education demonstrated:  

*the synthetic phonics group were reading and spelling 7 months ahead of chronological age

*the synthetic phonics group were reading and spelling 7 months ahead of chronological age

*the synthetic phonics group were 7 months ahead in reading compared with the other two groups

*the synthetic phonics group were 7 months ahead in reading compared with the other two groups