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Kathryn Berkett: Who's dropping the ball with new entrants?

Kathryn Berkett: Who's dropping the ball with new entrants?

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A new report this week found nearly 90% of Auckland primary school say there's an increasing number of new entrants starting school without bare basic skills like being toilet trained and talking properly.

These are 5 year olds who are otherwise capable, but some stage of their early childhood seems to have been neglected - they can't even identify the letters of their name or hold a pencil.

As harsh as it may be, the blame does have to land somewhere.

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