Lagos to get new phonics literacy program

A synthetic phonics method of early literacy, which has been used by many private schools in Lagos, a city of 9 million in Nigeria, is soon to be extended to public schools, according to Christopher Jolly, the managing director and publisher of Jolly Phonics, based in the United Kingdom. Briefing journalists during a recent visit to Lagos, Jolly said state governments would be asked to select schools, each of which will receive free supply of phonics books and training for its teachers. The project is expected to begin during the 2008 academic year. Read more about it at allafrica.com.