Scottish pre-schoolers more advanced than other UK children

Scottish 3-year-olds have a wider vocabulary and better understanding of colors, numbers and shapes than those elsewhere in the UK, a study has shown. Researchers from the University of London are tracking the development of more than 15,000 children. Examining vocabulary, they found that 3-year-olds in Scotland were three months ahead of their counterparts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The assessments were conducted on behalf of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, based at London University's Institute of Education. Professor Heather Joshi, the center's director, said further analysis would have to be carried out in order to establish why Scottish 3-year-olds were outperforming the rest of the United Kingdom. Read more here.