There are calls for less screen time and more conversations with children before they begin school. 

The Education Review Office research reveals too many children are starting school without knowing how to read and write. 

More than two-thirds of parents report their child had language difficulties before they started school last year. 

Head of ERO’s Education Evaluation Centre Ruth Shinoda told Mike Hosking that parents need to limit device use to boost learning. 

She says language is developed by talking to children, and they need to know words before learning to read and write them at school. 

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