Publishing her annual report for the education and training inspectorate for Wales, Ann Keane described the findings as "unacceptable" and urged teachers to plan lessons more effectively to develop pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills across all subjects.
Although performance in four out of five primary schools and two out of three secondary schools inspected was mainly found to be good, Keane said teachers must be able to adapt lessons for learners of all abilities.
Keane said: "We have concerns about standards in reading and writing in a significant minority of primary schools. Forty per cent of pupils enter secondary schools with a reading age that is more than six months below their actual age. This is unacceptable.
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