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Should you hold your child back from starting school? Research shows it has little effect on their maths and reading skills

  • Written by Sally Larsen, PhD candidate, Education & Psychology, University of New England
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Whether to hold a child back from starting school when they are first eligible is a question faced by many parents in Australia each year.

If you start a child at school too early, there’s a fear they may fall behind. But many working parents may wish to send their child to school as soon as they are eligible. Some data from NSW...

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