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What do we mean by Literacy and Numeracy relative to young children ? We used to think of Literacy as the skill of reading and writing when children were 'ready' to learn. Today we understand that ...

With 81% of Grade 4 South African students unable to read for meaning and youth unemployment exceeding 46%, strong foundational skills in literacy and numeracy aren't just academic goals—they're ...

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Up to ten per cent of 5,000 trainee teachers flunked a recent basic skills test aimed to ensure that they have what it takes to educate Australian children. The pilot basic skills test, held for the ...

Pretoria - Only 12% of Grade 6 pupils scored 50% or more for mathematics in a country-wide assessment test earlier this year. This low score was one of several revealed in the delayed 2011 Annual ...

Ministers today unveiled updated plans to improve the maths and English skills of one million adults. More than £1bn of government funding will go towards improving adults' basic skills to help them ...

On the heels of a troubling “report card ” on reading and math skills among American students, a global test of adult skills suggests older generations may echo those problems. The 2017 results of the ...

MARAWI CITY (PIA)–Literacy is a powerful tool against poverty. One of the objectives of the Childhood Rescue Project is to assist its partners in developing and contextualizing tools that can identify ...

NT public schools will focus on getting back to basics under a new plan aiming to improve the dire state of literacy and numeracy in the Territory. SEE THE DETAILS. The “Boosting Literacy and Numeracy ...