Michael Gove the new Education Minister has plans.
A test for children's ability to 'decode' at 6 years old. In his release to schools he does not use the term 'reading' to decribe what he will be testing at this age. One could argue that this is a much more accurate description of the skills he does intend to be tested.
However, a fear may be that 'decoding' is what teachers will be teaching rather than reading, as he goes on to say that teachers will be held to account to the parents and to him for any child who is unable to 'decode' to an 'adequate standard' by this age.
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