Efforts continue by educators with the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board to improve its elementary students’ reading skills.
A recent survey of almost 600 kindergarten to grade 6 students showed an average of only 38% of them meeting age-level reading benchmarks.
The school board has authorized a multi-faceted approach to improve literacy including a focus on phonics, various diagnostic tools, and a consistent set of teaching and learning resources beginning in kindergarten.
See details on what the Hastings Prince Edward School Board is doing to improve reading skills starting on page 22 of the board’s agenda package.
