Impact Of School Closures On Learning Can Be Curbed With Adequate Catch-up Strategies

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Story Source: Global Partnership for Education ~ Go to Original Article

The effects of the COVID-19 crisis on learning are particularly worrisome as underscored in a recent article in The Economist. This is especially true at the primary level as basic competencies are the building blocks for all education and are strong predictors of life opportunities.

These skills are the easiest to lose when schooling is interrupted, as studies on reading ability losses during vacations show, and the hardest to regain once schooling restarts. Yet, they present a fertile area for improvement as the techniques to acquire foundational skills are better known than those used to augment skills at the secondary education level or in more specialized subjects…………………………………………………..