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Ruth Shinoda: Head of EROs Education Evaluation Centre on the number of children starting school without knowing how to read or write

Published: Aug. 21, 2024, 8:47 p.m.

There are calls for less screen time and more conversations with children before they begin school.\xa0

The Education Review Office research reveals too many children are starting school without knowing how to read and write.\xa0

More than two-thirds of parents report their child had language difficulties before they started school last year.\xa0

Head of ERO\u2019s Education Evaluation Centre Ruth Shinoda told Mike Hosking that parents need to limit device use to boost learning.\xa0

She says language is developed by talking to children, and they need to know words before learning to read and write them at school.\xa0

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