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| Children to read by six - Tories | Children to read by six - Tories |
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| The Conservatives have set out plans which they say will ensure children can read by the age of six. | The Conservatives have set out plans which they say will ensure children can read by the age of six. |
| Shadow schools secretary Michael Gove said the Key Stage 1 exam in English for six and seven-year-olds should be replaced with a standard reading test. | Shadow schools secretary Michael Gove said the Key Stage 1 exam in English for six and seven-year-olds should be replaced with a standard reading test. |
| Other measures are also due to be outlined in an attempt to narrow the attainment gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children in England. | Other measures are also due to be outlined in an attempt to narrow the attainment gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children in England. |
| Schools Secretary Ed Balls said the plans were hastily cobbled together. | |
| He said the opposition were either calling for measures the government are already pursuing or were looking to turn back the clock. | He said the opposition were either calling for measures the government are already pursuing or were looking to turn back the clock. |
| A key factor in the Tory plans involves extending the use of "synthetic phonics", which focuses on teaching the sounds which make up words. | A key factor in the Tory plans involves extending the use of "synthetic phonics", which focuses on teaching the sounds which make up words. |
| In an article in the Sunday Times, Mr Gove said: "At the age of six, a child should have learned to read". | In an article in the Sunday Times, Mr Gove said: "At the age of six, a child should have learned to read". |
| He also said that "eradicating the plague of reading failure" would be the bedrock of further improvements in educational achievement. | He also said that "eradicating the plague of reading failure" would be the bedrock of further improvements in educational achievement. |
| Tory leader David Cameron will spell out the party's education policy with the publication of a paper on Tuesday. | Tory leader David Cameron will spell out the party's education policy with the publication of a paper on Tuesday. |