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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
It would be great if it was that simple but even if a teacher knows a child needs help there may not be anyone available to give the extra help. They can't just ask for extra staff and get them. It's incredibly difficult. Then there is the problem of class sizes and in some schools a large percentage of pupils start without being able to understand a word of English let alone read and write it!
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How much would keeping children back cost? Instead of stigmatising these children by forcing them to stay an extra year at junior school wouldn't the money be better invested if it was used when and where the problem arises, after all if the child can't read at 11 then as sure as eggs is eggs, they couldn't read at 10 or 9 either,
unless some children forget how to read in their final year at junior school? Rather than leave it until the last minute when this practice could cause greater damage let's attack the problem earlier.