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  • Avoid the summer reading dip

    Avoid the summer reading dip

    As teachers, parents and carers, you'll know that children's reading can 'dip' during the long summer holidays. This is especially evident in children moving from Year 2 to Year 3, and from Year 6 to Year 7, so we’re encouraging all children to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge.

  • Making the challenge of meeting each child’s distinct learning needs manageable

    As children move through primary school there are always concepts or objectives that some children fail to master before it’s time to move the class on. This means that each child has a unique set of strengths, as well as the potential for small gaps in their knowledge and skills, and areas about which they feel less confident.

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