The skill of using systematically learned phonics and pairing this with independent and creative writing, without tears, is very individual to each child. The gap can be so huge between one child to the next and every child begins to hear the sounds of words at different stages. Therefore, it is very difficult to offer this in a classroom based situation. A child develops much faster by the attention given to them as individuals, and their confidence then is quickly established to a 'I can do...