Phonics versus Biff, Chip and Kipper

[Lukethe3]

I find it slightly irritating that at DS school he is taught phonics but then sent home to read the old ORT stuff which has tricky words at even the easiest level. Is this purely because the school has no money to buy new books or is there actually an advantage to be taught like this?
I have bought some Songbirds books for DS and these seem to make far more sense to me as they include the sounds that DS is learning.

[Haberdashery]

It could be worse. You could be her daughter's teacher.

[Feenie]

That crosses my mind most nights too.

[mrz]

do you offer up a little prayer of gratitude Feenie

[learnandsay]

I think it's prayers all round to be honest.

[mrz]

I really hope yours are answered learnandsay