Impact of learning from home on educational outcomes for disadvantaged children: brief assessment

Abstract

1 These are children who experience a number of challenges in reading, writing and with numbers, unable to read and write simple words, uninterested in trying, often unable to attach sounds to letters, and have difficulty remembering things, counting to 20, and recognising and comparing numbers (AEDC, 2020).children (7.0 per cent).The gaps are much greater by Year 7-36.3 per cent of low SES students are at or below the minimum standard expected at this stage of schooling, a rate ten times that for high SES students (3.4 per cent).School completion is also much lower for children from poorer families with 29.6 per cent not attaining a Year 12 certificate, according to the national census, compared to a national average of 18.4 per cent and a rate for high SES students of 9.7 per cent. Table 1Gaps in skills at key milestones, by student characteristics (%) Key milestone Language and cognitive skills at entry to schoolnot developmentally ready 1 Reading skills in Year 7at or below national minimum standard 2 School completiondoesn't attain Year 12 3 National average 13.4 16.3