"Some children in UK start school unable to speak in full sentences or read simple words", claims Education Secretary

“Some children in UK start school unable to speak in full sentences or read simple words”, claims Education Secretary

Tuesday, July 31st 2018 - 14:20 UTC

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Britain's Education Secretary Damian Hinds says it is a “scandal” that some children still start school unable to speak in full sentences or read simple words. Children who start school behind their peers rarely catch up - “the gap just widens”, Hinds will say in a speech pledging halve the number of pupils starting school behind in early talking and reading skills by 2028. Read full article

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