On the same day that I post my first reading book to help young children with counting this news comes from the BBC.
“The reading performance of children in England has fallen from third to 19th in the world in a major assessment. The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (Pirls), undertaken every five years, involved children aged about 10 in 40 countries. Scotland also fell, from 14th to 26th. Russia, which matched it last time, was top of the overall achievement table.” Continue reading “News: Reading performance slumps!”
The work on subtraction facts in year 3 is very similar to that in year 2. Constant practice and re-inforcement is necessary if children are going to become quick in their responses – the numbers do not necessarily have to be larger, but a more rapid answer should be expected.