Testing times: do we need to test six-year-olds?

By Judith Ireland
Updated September 24 2017 - 12:23am, first published September 23 2017 - 1:47pm
Niki Burrows with her daughter Goldie who is in grade 1. Nikki is in favour of phonics testing. 22nd September 2017. The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
Niki Burrows with her daughter Goldie who is in grade 1. Nikki is in favour of phonics testing. 22nd September 2017. The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
Delegate for Productivity Agenda of the 2020 Summit ,Jennifer Buckingham  with her idae to overhaul the school funding model.  Photography Brendan Esposito  smh,news,150408 SPECIALX 00000000
Delegate for Productivity Agenda of the 2020 Summit ,Jennifer Buckingham with her idae to overhaul the school funding model. Photography Brendan Esposito smh,news,150408 SPECIALX 00000000
Grade 1 students from Bentleigh West primary school are tested on phonics, the federal government plans to roll out the testing for all grade 1 students. 18th August 2017. The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
Grade 1 students from Bentleigh West primary school are tested on phonics, the federal government plans to roll out the testing for all grade 1 students. 18th August 2017. The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
Niki Burrows with her daughter Goldie who is in grade 1. Nikki is in favour of phonics testing. 22nd September 2017. The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
Niki Burrows with her daughter Goldie who is in grade 1. Nikki is in favour of phonics testing. 22nd September 2017. The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO

Aarthi Ayyar-Biddle is a "bit sceptical" about the Turnbull government's plans to introduce a national test for kids in their second year of schooling.

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