KARACHI - The School Education & Literacy Department (SELD) on Thursday approved Sindh’s first-ever ‘Reading Performance Standards’ for early grades students across the province.
The department has developed these standards with the technical support of USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project (PRP) and Sindh Reading Programme (SRP). The SRP is a signature component of the Sindh Basic Education Programme.
After the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the provincial governments are obliged to develop education standards for their respective provinces.
In compliance with Sindh School Educational Standards and Curriculum Act No IX of 2015, the School Education and Literacy Department, Government of Sindh has approved the ‘Reading Performance Standards’ and ‘Compliance’ of Sindhi and Urdu Languages for the early grades (ECE to Grade V) through a notification.
It is widely believed that increased reading competency sustains enrollment, increase the retention rate and lowers the drop-out rate of students at public educational facilities.
Sindh is the first province in Pakistan that has developed these standards for primary schools. The provincial government has gone one step ahead by making the educational spaces more conducive for teaching and learning.
