Everyone has their own opinion on how children should be taught to read, and which is the easiest way, The "look and say" approach, where children learnt to memorise words, dominated in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. But now the pendulum has swung towards phonics-based teaching, where children decode words by sounds.
The Department for Education says international evidence demonstrates that phonics is the most effective way of teaching early reading, and this year introduced a phonics reading test for six-year-olds. 
The teaching method encourages children to sound out words rather than recognising the whole word and reading it for meaning. 
The government believe that Schools should be encouraged to set up visits to local businesses as well as museums and art galleries, argues the British Chamber of Commerce, as this is much more about preparing young people and giving them the knowledge of how the world of work works.”