{"id":22589,"date":"2024-09-05T18:22:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22589"},"modified":"2024-09-05T18:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:22:59","slug":"primary-schools-to-receive-libraries-to-boost-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/primary-schools-to-receive-libraries-to-boost-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Schools to Receive Libraries to Boost Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Education has announced plans to equip all primary schools in Guyana with libraries, as part of its effort to improve literacy and comprehension skills among pupils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education Minister Priya Manickchand shared the news during a session on EdYou FM, emphasizing that this initiative is crucial for addressing the challenges many students face in reading and understanding texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manickchand acknowledged that literacy remains a key concern at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) level, where some students struggle with reading and comprehension, affecting their overall performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While technological advancements are a significant part of the education sector&#8217;s transformation, the ministry still values traditional methods, such as access to books and libraries, to foster reading habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her session, Minister Manickchand said, <em>\u201cWe now are adding libraries in every primary school because we can\u2019t forget to write,\u201d<\/em> underlining the importance of traditional learning tools alongside digital ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The literacy programme, initially planned for a September launch, has been rescheduled to January to ensure that all necessary materials are prepared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme aims to have every child reading by Grade 4, and teachers will be held accountable for achieving this goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent increase in the English pass rate, which rose from 64.47% to 66.79% at the National Grade Six Assessment this year, highlights progress but also points to the need for continued focus on literacy improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is part of a broader effort to enhance the quality of education in Guyana and ensure that all students have the tools they need to succeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick The Ministry of Education has announced plans to equip all primary schools in Guyana with libraries, as part of its effort to improve literacy and comprehension skills&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22564,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22593,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22589\/revisions\/22593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}