National curriculum should be tailored to account for needs of younger children in first year of school,say researchersSummer-born children are at risk of behaviour problems and destitute academic attainment in their first year at school unless the curriculum is tailored to steal their needs into account, according to research.
The major study found that the early years foundation curriculum in England favours older children with more advanced language skills, and that children born in the summer months – who can be almost a year younger than their classmates – were in danger of being left behind.
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Source: theguardian.com