In the provisional statistics for 2006 published by the DfES last week, girls continued to do better than boys, but the performance of children fell in all of the 13 assessment scales.
In line with last year's results, the lowest scores for all children were in the assessment areas for communication, language and literacy - linking sounds and letters, and writing. The highest scores for all children were in physical development.
Children are assessed on a nine-point scale by practitioners' observations at the end of the reception year. A score of six or more indicates that they are working securely within the early learning goal.
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