[Levin]

Amelia Teng
Education Correspondent
UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO


SINGAPORE – Primary 4 pupils in Singapore have emerged as the top readers in the world in an international test.

Results of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (Pirls), which were released on Tuesday, showed that pupils here were strong in both foundational and higher-order reading skills compared with their international peers.  They could also navigate digital texts, drawing out central ideas and making simple judgments about the credibility of information.

Held every five years, Pirls is an international study that evaluates fourth-grade, or Primary 4, pupils’ reading and comprehension skills, such as interpreting and drawing connections between texts.

A total of 57 education systems across the world took part in the test

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Ireland took second spot in the latest 2021 study, followed by Hong Kong, Russia and Northern Ireland. The findings could be released only in 2023 because the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in delays in data collection. In the 2016 edition, Singapore came in second out of 58 participating education systems. Russia was first.


Full report and top 10 listed here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/s...in-reading

[K88 shu shu]

street smart more important than book smart.

[Oyk]

Well done, kids.

But I hope school teachers would also teach them the correct words to use. Singaporeans are known to use the wrong words on many occasions.

Just one exampur:

Alight from the bus/get off the bus = correct
Get down the bus = wrong

Another thing is pronunciation. What is the point of reading very well, very fluently while pronouncing the word wrong?

Exampurs:
Opportunity
Primary

[WhatDoYouThink!]

Aiya even real amk aso no fart care, why a fake amk jjww leh?

[RiseofAsia]

street smart more important than book smart.

有智慧比有知识重要。
Nothing great to learn more on 2nd hand theories

[Sharexchange]

Sinkee kids now still can talk one meh?i thought they are all diam diam one like strawberry..