While the world celebrated International Literacy Day, South Africa faced a harsh reality: 81% of Grade 4 learners reportedly can decode words but cannot read for meaning, according to PIRLS 2021.

Four school districts in major urban areas using the science of reading found while students are grasping basic literacy ...

Eight out of 10 learners at grade four level still cannot read properly, a fact recently revealed in a study by University of Pretoria (UP) researchers. Almost four in five Grade 4 pupils fall below ...

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South Africa has produced one of the worst reading with meaning results in the latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study results. The assessment done with Grade 4 pupils reveals 81% ...

SEATTLE — State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan ...