Children starting school unable to speak, dress or use toilet - Ofsted warns.

[Inquisitive_]

I used to hear about these problems often but never thought the level of fecklessness and irresponsibility was so prevalent that even the head of Ofsted has had enough and is giving out a public warning.


I remember a decade ago how the diaspora Somali children when their parents decided to move them back home, their children couldn't even keep up with the local children in various fields of studies at school.


But things have gone so bad now they can't even use the toilet, speak or tie their shoe laces.




https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...g-school-unable-speak-use-toilet-ofsted-head/

More and more children are starting school without being able to communicate properly or even use the toilet, the head of Ofsted is due to warn.


Amanda Spielman will use a speech to nursery leaders in London on Friday to highlight the rising number of youngsters who lack basic hygiene and language skills by the age of four.


She will urge nursery staff to play their part in helping children learn these skills - saying they can "make a world of difference".


Mrs Spielman's speech is expected to describe some children as "lucky" - those who are given bedtime stories or taught the alphabet by their families.


Others, she will say, are "unlucky", and do not get the same help at home.


"We now have a situation where, aged four, some children have less than a third of the English vocabulary of their peers," she will tell members of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.


"These children arrive at school without the words they need to communicate properly. Just imagine the disadvantage they face, right from the start.


"Unable to follow what's going on. Unable to keep up with their classmates. Unable to reach their potential."



She will encourage daycare staff to spend time teaching pre-school children new language skills - whether through songs, nursery rhymes or "time-honoured classics" such as Hans Christian Andersen or Dr Seuss.

"We know that at the most basic level, poor literacy holds a person back at every stage," she will add.

"As a child, you will do worse at school. As a young adult, you may struggle to find work. And as a parent, you won't be able to help your own children learn. This is a vicious cycle."



Mrs Spielman will also highlight a recent study which found 70% of schools reported more children starting school without being toilet trained compared to five years ago.


Describing this skill as a "simple, but necessary, expectation" for four-year-olds, she will describe how a lack of toilet training can not only be disruptive for teachers, but can also have a negative effect on a child as they start school.


"I am not suggesting nurseries are substitute parents," she will stress.

"Nor do I think children should start reception as perfectly well-turned-out mini adults, who always go to the toilet unaided and never have accidents.


"But we know that the best nurseries work closely with families, helping to establish simple routines, such as sleep time and potty training, as well as introducing children to foods that they may refuse at home."


The Ofsted head will say children starting their first year of school should also be able to sit still and listen, understand the words "no" and "stop", and be able to put on their own shoes and coat.

A survey found in September the vast majority of head teachers (83 per cent) said that four-year-olds are not adequately prepared for school, with a similar proportion saying they believe the issue has worsened over the past five years.

 

[Karim]

Rehabilitation is necessary. Ship them back to whatever village their respective clans reside. They need to learn 1 or 2 from the hardships of Geeljirelnimo.

 

[MARAQ DIGAAG]

Hooyo xaarka ka dhaq........................

 

[MARAQ DIGAAG]

Rehabilitation is necessary. Ship them back to whatever village their respective clans reside. They need to learn 1 or 2 from the hardships of Geeljirelnimo.

When I went to geeljires they gave me water for the first few days then they told dhagax and geedo are all yours .

 

[Karim]

When I went to geeljires they gave me water for the first few days then they told dhagax and geedo are all yours .

That's typical of Geeljire

 

[Muji]

There is a big difference between first generation Somalis doing this and second generation.

In the first generation we can assume that the parents haven’t caught up with the norms of their new country.

However, if you grew up in the West and your child can’t speak English by the time they go to school? You don’t read to them and ensure they know basic hygiene skills? then I’m sorry you’re a bad parent.

 

[Cambuulo Tonight]

Kids these days have zero autonomy thus struggle to develop socially and behaviourly.

With things like computers and video games things could only get worse.

Remembe when I was 7/8 mom used to send me downtown to buy/deliver stuff.

 

[TekNiKo]

Ilmo diasboora san miya ugu dambayseey ?
la xowla

 

[Buraanbur911]

I can't stand parents that don't let their kids socialise with other ciyaal or outsiders, its what gets them going. You have to talk to your kid like a grown up sometimes. The reason i started talking so young is that id chill with my uncles and aunties, sometimes i picked up on the wrong things but that was banter for them lol. They say i was a shaactirolaay at 2 years old

 

[Deekhow]

I remember when I was 5yr old my cousin and I beat "haramacad" cheetah with sticks after it captured one of our goats. We rescued our goat and chased the cheetah for a while.

 

[shabellegal]

That is a reflection on bad parenting more so then the children.