12/3/2007 4:12:00 PM
BBC; 30 NovChildren will soon have to learn to read and write in pre-school Campaigners are urging the government to re-think plans to teach pre-school children in England to read and write. A distinguished lobby of academics claims formal lessons could "harm" children at such a young age. They also believe an overly academic curriculum imposed on children below the age of compulsory education throws up civil rights implications. The government says the new model has been developed in consultation with early years education experts. The early years foundation stage (EYFS) becomes a legal requirement next autumn. It sets out a framework for what children are expected to do at different ages. This includes teaching toddlers aged three and four to write simple sentences, interpret phonic methods to read complex words and use mathematical ideas to solve practical problems
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