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Once children get to grips with basic concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, they have the basic foundation in place for more complex concepts.

Speaking ahead of the launch of a new reading competition for schoolchildren, Gibb said that reading a book for just half an hour every day was the equivalent of an extra year of education for a child by the time they reach 15.

You can help your child build their confidence by listening, devoting your undivided attention for periods of quality time and by letting them take risks.

The Bookstart charity's free reading programme for children under 5 acknowledges that children will enjoy and, more than likely, benefit from being read to at the earliest possible opportunity.

Kumon students are encouraged to develop their ability to self-learn, to think, to work out the answers for themselves. Through this approach, their learning will be memorable, the achievement feels powerful and the sense of pride is motivational.