I saw a post by Larissa Phillips @larissaphillip today 22nd November 2025 and tweeted her.
Larissa:
Phonics-skeptics fuss over this sort of thing, but the majority of low-skilled readers who come to my adult literacy program can’t decode or encode even three-sound words that they don’t know. They can’t read words like rad or tot or zig-zag.
Couldn’t we all agree that it would be helpful to be able decode the 50-85% of English words that ARE phonetically predictable? Or do they propose just guessing on all of them?
I wish they’d talk to the people who are affected by this inability.
I can tell you exactly what they would say because I hear it all the time: “Why didn’t anyone teach me this?”
This was my response:
Michael Palany @MichelLuqman
I have attempted to talk with you several times but you refuse to engage. How would you understand the problem if you don't listen. I even asked you to get me an adult student who has no acuity problem for me to try and teach him to read via zoom.
Larissa’ Tweet was in response to Niels Hoven 🐮@NielsHoven Nov 21
Refusing to use phonics just because some written words aren't precise is like refusing to use a GPS for anything just because it can't navigate the final mile to Grandpa's house x.com/dirtdirtdirt2/…
I then decided to check my past tweets to Larissa and saw 16 which she never responded to in the last 15 months.
I have read several Tweets by Niel. He asks many intelligent questions. Unfortunately he too has a blocked mind and does not discuss anything that he has not heard before. He is like the proverbial frog in the well. He knows what is around him well and…
I decided to check my Tweets to Larissa during the last 18 months and found 15 tweets that were never answered. I list a few below.
One from Jan 19, 2024—
"Why don't you learn from them why they can't read. What is their problem?"
Feb 2, 2024
"Why do the Americans wait until the 3rd Grade to do intervention?"
Feb 24, 2024
"I would be grateful if you could put this student in touch with me. I like to discuss somethings with him. Just to chit chat with him."
Mar 6, 2024
"I have asked for students or volunteers to contact me for FOC lessons but have yet to get any. I have taught many 'dyslexic' kids to read and would like to teach one adult who can speak good English but unable to read."
Aug 27, 2024
"What about the millions of whites who can't read? Why are we not asking why they can't read despite coming from rich families."
Nov 17, 2024
"'blending sounds to read words' How do you blend guh eh tuh form the word get. Read my post this morning at https://www.dyslexiafriend.com/2024/11/controlled-by-funding-sources.html"
Nov 25, 2024
"Among the adult you have taught to read was there anyone whom you thought to be very smart but could not read?"
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