PIRLS Report is Out!

[Chris Yugay]

PIRLS report is out this week. For those unfamiliar with the name, PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) is a study conducted every five years by a colllaborative network of various educational institutions whose purpose is to measure the reading comprehension ability of 10-year-olds all over the world. This year's report presents the 2019 study (release delayed because of the pandemic) conducted among 400 000 students in 57 countries and shows downward trends in most countries. With the average score calculated at 520 (out of maximum 700 points), several European countries including France and Belgium scored below this benchmark. One out of 4 German children was shown to be incapable of reading even at the minimum required level.

Any thoughts on the subject, anyone? Considering that, according to professional educators, 8 to 10 is the age when good reading habits are established, should we be alarmed by these trends? What can be done to rectify the situation?

The full report can be downloaded at pirls2021.org

 

[Peyton Stafford]

You're a teacher?

 

[Pamela Jo]

PIRLS report is out this week. For those unfamiliar with the name, PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) is a study conducted every five years by a colllaborative network of various educational institutions whose purpose is to measure the reading comprehension ability of 10-year-olds all over the world. This year's report presents the 2019 study (release delayed because of the pandemic) conducted among 400 000 students in 57 countries and shows downward trends in most countries. With the average score calculated at 520 (out of maximum 700 points), several European countries including France and Belgium scored below this benchmark. One out of 4 German children was shown to be incapable of reading even at the minimum required level.

Any thoughts on the subject, anyone? Considering that, according to professional educators, 8 to 10 is the age when good reading habits are established, should we be alarmed by these trends? What can be done to rectify the situation?

The full report can be downloaded at pirls2021.org

In Germany I'm pretty sure that reflects the number of non English speakers entering the system. I've talked to German teachers struggling with this. The US had similar problems. Personally I'd like to see Lindamood Bell taken up by more Anglo Saxon schools since it not only helps those who may have an undiagnosed disability but those struggling to hear the phonemes of a new language.

 

[Chris Yugay]

You're a teacher?

No, I am a childrens book writer preoccupied with her own job security. But if seriously, no, I am not a teacher.

 

[Peyton Stafford]

It's the same problem in the USA. Never mind immigrants and language barriers. People who swim the Rio Grande or walk the desert are not a problem. They are the immigrants who will keep our country going.

Your native American kids can't read, can't do math, can't think. Good news for the Republicans. A generation of voters.