有興趣的人看一看吧~~ -- Silence of the little lambs: talking skills in decline Children are starting school unable even to recite a rhyme Rebecca Smithers, education correspondent Tuesday March 4, 2003 The Guardian It's official - poor Humpty has been dumped though no fault of his own. The speaking and listening skills of children starting school have deteriorated to the extent that few now enter the classroom able to recite or sing the simplest nursery rhymes or songs, according to a majority of teachers questioned in a new survey. In the study by the government's basic skills agency, teachers claim that half of all children now start school at four or five unable to speak audibly and be understood by others, respond to simple instructions, recognise their own names or even count to five. Learning nursery rhymes on a parent or carer's lap has traditionally been seen as an important first step towards the grasp of literacy and numeracy skills, and key to phonological development. But today's parents are blamed for failing to recognise the importance of helping to develop their children's communication skills, while the demands and pressures of modern life mean there are many readily avail able "talking machines" such as the computer and television that compete with talking and listening. Middle class as well as working class parents are criticised in the survey, accused of "buying" themselves out of having to give time to their children by giving them expensive presents such as computer games that do not need an adult's involvement. Even when the youngsters start school, parents are happy to leave everything to the teacher. The agency's survey, Young Children's Skills on Entry to Education, questioned more than 700 headteachers and teachers about their perceptions of children's skills on entry to school. It found that many believed children were now less able to perform a range of key activities which trigger the development of literacy and numeracy skills. These activities include talking voluntarily to others, talking about personal experiences, recognising their names and counting to five. --

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