MEHWISH
KARACHI: According to Annual Status of Education Report provincial comparison of learning levels demonstrates Sind ranks the lowest where grade 5 students is incapable of reading sentences in English.
This was stated here at a story-telling workshop organized jointly by Children Literature Festival (CLF) and NGO Alif Ailaan to persuade students to read and take interest in story books at a local hotel here.
Focusing on poor condition of learning levels it transpired that at national level 49% of class V students cannot read sentences in English and 55% could not read stories in Urdu.
A project of ‘School Reading Program 2016’ has been initiated by the CLF and Alif Ailaan to ameliorate the state of affairs.
