“…Since in many areas, teachers use one or two reading schemes only, one might have expected the authors to have included a critical examination of approaches based on these schemes. Janet and John is used by 81 per cent of schools, according to a recent survey by Goodacre (1969) yet it is not detailed by Southgate and Roberts. Further, they discuss only one of the other schemes currently popular today: Happy Venture (38 per cent schools); Happy Trio (37 per cent schools); Ladybird (37 per cent schools); Gay Way (33 per cent schools); Beacon 31 per cent schools); McKee (31 per cent schools).…”