Write and wrong
Nearly a third of children do not reach the required level for literacy by the end of primary school, figures show. The statistics also reveal that the attainment gap in literacy between those from the least and most deprived neighbourhoods grows during primary school.
Schools can take some responsibility but parents are also responsible. How many of the parents have helped their children from falling behind – reading to them, getting their children to read to them, help them with spellings and encouraging reading of books in the home? Same goes for other subjects. It’s a shame but children who succeed in school often have more support at home and parents who care more about education generally.
Karen Wilkinson
No surprise there. You just have to look at the standard of spelling and grammar on Facebook to see that a lot of folk are verging on illiterate.
Angela Heron Kids not being corrected on their work at primary school is where it is all going wrong. Looking through my daughter’s work at her last parents’ evening and noticing how much incorrect grammar and literacy was being marked as correct was worrying.
Steven Crookston It’s hardly surprising when kids these days spend most of their free time looking at screens.
Jennie Godfrey That’s because they start school too early.
Polyx Rodo
My son was on the cusp – he could have started a year “early” or a year “later”. We decided to hold off – what a difference! Our kids certainly do start school far too young – some are only four.
David Pennie
It might help if more kids actually read books. All too often, they’re not interested these days. A Kindle (or similar) for your kid this Christmas? Might really benefit them in the long run.
Ian R Mcsherry Perhaps we could let teachers teach rather than everything else that is required of them today. Teachers are not mental health professionals, doctors, nurses, social workers, marriage counsellors or dieticians. They are not priests or ministers. So why are we asking them to be? Why are parents and society in general abdicating their roles and responsibilities? Then blaming the school and