KAJANG, Oct 7 – A total of 122,000 Year One pupils across the country have been identified as still lacking the essential 3M skills of reading, writing and counting for this academic session.
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek attributed this issue to learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, poverty and the needs of special children.
“I believe this figure is dynamic. As soon as they master these skills through interventions at both the state and federal levels, as well as through the Anak Kita programme, the number will change (improve),” she told a press conference after officiating at the Tekad Reformasi Pendidikan Programme on Monday.
The Literacy and Numeracy Intervention programme, which began in August, is being implemented to help students acquire the 3M skills.
