Wizard 2:What’s that sound? I’ve not seen it before. Wizard 1:When you put ‘u’ and ‘e’ together, they make a ‘ue’ sound. Wizard 2:S, t, a, t, ue, statue! Wizard 1:G, l, ue ...

Today, children are taught to read using phonics ... and sound out the different sounds: for example, said has the simple ‘s’ sound, the tricky part (ai) that makes an ‘e’ sound, and ...