Sander Dekker Secretary of Education wants to put an end to the extra year 'doorkleuteren. Preschoolers may only in exceptional cases still remain. According to Dekker playful 5- and 6-year-olds would benefit more from progress to Group 3.
Of the eight groups go through elementary school children, the number of repeaters in Group 2 by far the largest. This year was about 18,000 children (1 in 10) an additional year fixed stuck to the kindergarten building. That there are too many, Dekker judges. Many parents find it more comforting when their playful child remains a year infant. ,, That's a misconception. Research shows that doorkleuteren has no lasting effect. "
Secretary Sander Dekker (Education) is concerned that children do not move fast enough. ,, The question is now being asked at the end of group 2 or the child is ready for group 3. Turn the hell to: Group 3 is ready for the child?
Transition
Dekker therefore recommends making it easier for the transition. Schools are given advice to reduce the gap between the playful kindergarten and school groups 3; The first guide is given today to a school in Culemborg. According to him, schools themselves are already doing a lot, but they think it can not or should.
The downward trend is not reflected in the basement. Annually remains about a sit in ten children in group 2. A total came to about 18,000 students, that group did 2 last school year.The number of students in group 3 already has been delayed in recent years more or less unchanged.
Guidance
Along with the PO council has drawn up a guide for primary schools to children as smooth as possible to guide to Group 3. Thus Dekker in favor of children to let more in the year to flow only in the summer.
,, Preschoolers develop in leaps and bounds. Sometimes they are, for example, suddenly being made in December ready to go to group 3. There is nothing wrong with that. And group 3 should be more playful furnishings. Which are better measures than the blunt instrument of a whole year again about doing. "" If this does occur, then schools should support that decision formally.
temporary effect
PO Council, the umbrella organization of basic education, co-wrote Dekkers plans. ,, Scientific research shows every time the kindergarten building extension at most a temporary effect, '' said spokesman Ad Veen. And the children which doorkleuteren scored lower on language and mathematics, according to a report published today. PO Council believes that precisely measures in kindergarten must be taken to avoid repeating.
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