General Article Children start school unable to speak

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Children are starting school with the vocabulary of an 18–month-old because their parents do not talk to them, a leading teacher has warned.

By Matthew Holehouse, Political Correspondent

Children are starting school barely able to speak because their parents are too busy to talk to them, a leading teacher has warned.

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