In Britain, about one in five seven-year-olds gets off to a very poor start in reading.
The play-based Foundation Phase for three to seven-year-olds was due to be used in primary schools across Wales from September.
The victims list, which included the names of 20 six- and seven-year-olds, along with teachers and administrators, struck a deep chord.
The seven-year-olds in the highest meat category were eating 12 or more portions a week, and the three-year-olds were having more than eight portions.
The Wendy's founder put his wholesome identity behind his fast-food chain, transmitting decency, quality and earnestness to an adult audience, in contrast to competitors whose targets appear to be entertainment-starved seven-year-olds.
There are fixed dates for the tests for 11- and 14-year-olds, but test dates are not given out in advance for seven-year-olds, for whom the experience is supposed to be less formal.
Give the devices to seven-year-olds who stay on devices through high school and chances are quite high that they would use only Apple products for the next 50-70 years, unless life expectancy increases along the way.
It is hard to think about 20 six- and seven-year-olds and what happened to them on Friday and imagine that, in a few weeks or a few months, that pain would not still be incredibly intense and present.
The key to Barca's current success is a philosophy of play which emerged as a direct descendant of Holland's Total Football of the 70's, and is implemented throughout the club's teams - from seven-year-olds right up to the first team.
The forum highlights the section in the draft which says that six- and seven-year-olds should be taught about the process of reproduction and growth in animals but which also says that at this age pupils "should not be expected to understand how reproduction occurs".
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Stories of seven-year-olds suspended for biting a pastry into the shape of a gun, first graders sent home for talking about toy guns, or kindergarteners suspended for bringing a toy gun to school or just discussing shooting a bubble squirt gun at another child are depressingly commonplace.
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Under an overhaul of the national curriculum in England, 14- to 16-year-olds will study two Shakespeare plays, rather than the one currently required, while seven- to 11-year-olds will learn about the playwright in history lessons.
Under the current national curriculum schools teach seven to 11-year-olds about "managing the environment sustainably".
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And just a third of seven to 14-year-olds wash their hands every time they touch pets.
The school provides specialist education for seven to 19-year-olds with Asperger's, higher functioning autism and associated disorders.
Northern Ireland differs in that there are no tests for seven and 11-year-olds, only teacher assessments of their pupils' progress.
It highlighted government figures showing that more than eight million adults had only the skills expected of seven to nine-year-olds or younger.
In an earlier survey of seven to 15-year-olds this year, four out of 10 questioned said hanging around with friends on the street was a positive thing to do.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 8- to 18-year-olds spend an average of seven and a half hours using "entertainment media" every day.
Critics say tests for seven, 11 and 14-year-olds in England are creating an excessive burden for pupils and teachers.
Ten men, seven women and two 10-year-olds were injured, authorities said.
Seven out of 33 5-year-olds said they wanted to be a superhero when they grow up, making it the single most popular career choice for kindergarteners (For the record, Spider-Man was the most popular choice).
The last free milk - for five to seven year olds ended in 1980.
This damage would be done, Mr Blunkett claimed, "by abolishing the national curriculum, scrapping the literacy and numeracy strategies, ending assessments for seven year olds, abandoning performance-related pay for teachers and denying parents full details of school exam results".
Other Smarties winners were Julia Donaldson and Azel Scheffler for The Gruffalo in the five and under category, and Snow White and the Seven Aliens by Laurence Anholt and Arthur Robins in the six to eight year-olds category.
About one in seven of those aged from 16 to 24 are Neet and about one in 11 of 16- to 18-year-olds.
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