00:00Educationists have questioned the need for a three-month intervention program to help
00:06year one pupils with reading, writing, and arithmetic skills.
00:11I, Lord Asami, told FMT that it may be too premature to conclude that these students
00:15are weak in those skills.
00:18Lord Asami was responding to Education Director General Azman Adnan, who said a total of 122,062
00:25year one pupils have been identified as needing intervention in 3R skills.
00:30He said of the 448,113 children who are in year one this year, 62,928 have not yet mastered
00:38both reading and arithmetic.
00:42Educational sociologist Anwar Ahmad also questioned the need for the program, pointing out that
00:46the first year of primary school is intended for children to learn 3R skills.
00:51He also raised doubts on the use of terms left behind and intervention by education
00:56ministry officials.
00:58Anwar explained that by international standards, a child can only be left behind in literacy
01:03and numeracy skills once they are 10 years old and above.
01:08Donny Sartorezza, FMT News.
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