ReadNow BC
Increase the number of children who read successfully
The Challenge:
- While B.C. schools are among the best in the world, results have levelled off – and in some cases have even declined.
- More than 11,000 students a year are not graduating from our schools.
- 20% of B.C. students have difficulty reading
Our Goals:
- To improve B.C. student’s ranking in international reading assessments from 3 rd to 1 st in Canada in the next 3 years and to 1 st in the world in the next 10 years.
- To increase the completion rate from 79% to 82% in the next 3 years and to 85% in the next 10 years.
How will Government achieve these goals?
As Government and partners move forward with ReadNow BC , other actions, in addition to the examples listed below, will be developed to ensure all British Columbians have opportunities to improve their literacy skills.
- Support school districts in developing innovative teaching practices.
- Create a web-based resource for B.C. educators to share effective teaching practices with other educators, parents and students.
- Provide new resources and booklets to help parents improve their childrens’ reading, including ReadNow BC DVDs.
- Implement a new Language Arts curriculum that emphasizes oral, reading and writing skills and a literacy assessment in schools across the province.
- Through the Education Guarantee, students who have not been able to develop the skills they need to suceed, will have free access to courses offered in the K-12 system through Learn Now BC – the Virtual School.
Increase the number of children who read successfully
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1-888-READ234: This toll-free literacy hotline provides British Columbians with details on how to access literacy programs and services. Translation services are able to accommodate Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Farsi, French, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese, and more.
