A child's secure attachment to an adult helps with his or her readiness for formal education. Photo: Filepic
Next month, children born in 2018 will enter Year One in government schools and the topic of school readiness will once again enter public sphere. Last September, the Education Ministry revealed that some 27.5% Year One pupils, or around 122,000, have not met minimum literacy and numeracy proficiency, or both, and they were listed for respective interventions.
Experts say these children may have suffered from development and learning loss, caused and exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
