MANILA, Philippines — Amid the numbers of “struggling readers” among Grade 1 students, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to strengthen the curriculum in early childhood and primary education.   This, as 75 percent of Grade 1 learners have been found to be “struggling readers”, based on DepEd’s Comprehensive Rapid Literacy Assessment for the start of School Year 2026 to 2027. Edcom 2 pointed out that students have to catch up in Grade 2 and Grade 3 levels, before they proceed in primary education to prevent a wide reading gap. This school year, it […]...

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