Children arrive at school incapable of learning

[Brycie]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222176/Chaotic-homes-creating-children-incapable-learning-says-Gove-Teachers-report-year-olds-nappies-speak-sentences.html I wonder what people think of this. Is this child abuse?

What kind of intervention can be offered? On a school thread the other day one poster was talking about how long it can take to teach a child to ask to be excused for the toilet. It seems nuts not to start intervention earlier. Can these children in danger be identified for special programmes from say age 2? How can a programme be created which "discriminates" against children from better organised families to prevent the Surestart problem (ie being overtaken by the enthusiastic parents who don't really need it as much). There must be lots of social workers here who have an opinion but other people too.

Yes to rabbit and bonsoir IMO and E it is an extremely hard job to do properly, responsively etc. and it never stops

I feel very glad to work in a pre-school in an area where we don't need a GP to refer. If we have concerns about a child then we can request a visit from an behaviour and development specialist in the council who come and observe then they will either offer advice on supporting that child or back our direct referral to the local NHS child development team or directly to SALT as required. The parents are asked if they mind us referring and we only do so with their support, we work on the paperwork together but the GP is only informed after the referral is made.

Are we talking about one child in a class or most of the class?

cory - well I did ask myself where I have gone wrong. But then, my DD (just 4) has great listening skills, she listens to simple chapter books and then replays the story. She loves books, is very interested in letters and reading herself - same parenting.