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Originally Posted by lancsdave

"They looked at test studies of children from various income groups at the ages of three and five. "

Ah well thats conclusive evidence isn't it Can't these survey people get proper jobs that have some worth or what ?

eh?? according to many of the people whos ideas were used to form the national curriculum said that children cant read properly until the age of 7, they are actually remembering, not reading,( you know they are reading when they can work out a word they have never seen before) i know alot of children can read before 7 but the majority cant, so should they not have tested at this age? you would also think that the children would be tested at school age.. its not anly the children that need the guidance of teaching professionals....some parents dont know how to help their children.. another problem that i have found is that not all parents can speak or read english and therefore cant help their children..