Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday afternoon met with parents whose children attended the Den Amstel Primary School to discuss the progress made following the implementation of the Literacy and Robotics Programme.
A release from the Ministry of Education said that during the meeting, Assistant Chief Education Officer with responsibility for Literacy, Samantha Williams stated that the pupils’ literacy skills have seen significant improvements.
Before the programme was rolled out, a literacy diagnostic assessment was done at the school which showed that 45 out of the 67 learners enrolled at the school are reading below their age and grade level which represents 70 per cent of the school’s population.
Manickchand said in the release that the Ministry of Education is committed to ensuring that each child is literate. She reiterated that while support will be provided to build on the pupils’ progress, parents must be actively involved in their children’s academic development.
It was announced that during the August vacation, a Literacy Camp will be hosted at the Den Amstel Primary School for learners.
The Literacy and Robotics programme is being facilitated through the National Literacy Department and the National Centre for Educational Resource Development. The programme has a three-tiered approach and provides an intensive fast-paced remedial intervention to fast-track learners’ literacy skills.
To date, the programme has been implemented in the Dem Amstel Primary School, Kawall Primary School, La Retraite Primary School and the Blankenburg Primary School in Region Three, and the Enterprise Primary School in Region Four.
