WARNING! This website is no longer actively maintained. It is an archive of 2 years work by Doug Belshaw who now blogs at dougbelshaw.com...
According to the Guardian, Lilian Katz, a worldwide authority on nursery education, has stated that, “It can be seriously damaging for children who see themselves as inept at reading too early.” She believes boys in particular are rushed into reading too soon and this makes them passive and receptive instead of active and assertive. Interesting. More grist to the mill and another reason why I’ll be trying to convince my wife that not sending Ben to school until 7 is a good idea… 
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Lev Vygotsky considered school age to be 7, in case you’d like some extra support to toss your wife’s way!
Chris