UK schools must tackle the literacy problem

Schools should set aside at least 30 minutes a day for silent reading, and all 11-year-olds’ reading ability should be tested when they start secondary school, a leading education figure will say today. In a speech at the National Conference on Accelerated Learning, the chairman of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, Sir Cyril Taylor, will say there is still a “serious problem” with literacy levels in schools in spite of “much good work.” Read more of this article at Guardian Unlimited.