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Koob or Zort?

Have I lost it? Well no. The words Koob and Zort don't exist, but the PTB have decided to include a number of made-up words like this in the new reading test for six-year-olds in England.

The UK Literacy Association has said the plan is "bonkers" as the purpose of reading is to understand meaning. The government defended the idea by saying non-words were being included to check pupils' ability to decode words using phonics.

Source: BBC News

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