The new phonics checks for five and six-year-olds have been rejected as confusing for pupils and a waste of time by year 1 teachers.
A survey of professionals carried out jointly by three education unions heard that the phonics checks did not test children's reading ability and cost money to implement.
Almost 1,700 year 1 teachers responded to the survey, with 86 per cent calling for the tests to be scrapped and 91 per cent saying that the tests did not tell them anything new about their pupils.
The government has introduced the statutory year 1 phonics check in a bid to identify children who need extra help with their reading.
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