20,000 Year Six Pupils Can't Read or Write Well: Part 2

In the recent newspaper article in the Star (Nov 5, 2006, see below for article). It is heartening to note that the CDC has actually gone ahead with the program to help Year 6 students to read and write well. While this effort is a major step ahead and I stand corrected that this is NOT an opportunity for someone's name and picture to appear in the papers but a good effort.

However, I would still like know what the long term plan of such action. It would good if we can address some of the following:
(a) What went wrong in the teaching approach that for five years from Year ONE to Year FIVE, if any, that arises this problem in Year SIX.
(b) Should such programs be introduced in, say, Year Three instead?
(c) Why is there no recoginition of learning disabilities, and effective ways be addressed them?
(d) What is the update on the pilot program to address in dyslexia - supposedly in 30 schools nationwide?

Time to keep moving forward.

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