Minister Quinn launches 'Write to Read' Literacy Project [DES P.R. Eucation.ie]
- Published: 11 April 2011
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn TD today launched the second phase of the Write to Read Literacy Project, a College School Partnership Project focussing on Literacy.
The Launch Took place at St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra on Dublin's northside.
The findings of the pilot project were impressive and clearly show the significant results that can be achieved in improving literacy attainment for children when sufficient efforts are made to identify and address the weaknesses which currently exist in our schools.
the numbers of children below the 10th percentile in reading on a standardised test were reduced by 75% and that at the end of the study 20% of children were above the 80th percentile whereas there had been no children in this category at the beginning of the study.
This evidence clearly shows that, given the right conditions, there should be no obstacles preventing children from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve to the level of their more advantaged peers.
Speaking at the launch, Minister Quinn said "In the Programme for Government my commitment to radically improving the literacy and numeracy standards achieved by our young people is clear.
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