Greater inclusivityOn inclusivity, Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said more students with special needs have been enrolling in national schools. With him are (from left) Education director-general Tan Sri Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof, Deputy Education Ministers Chong Sin Woon, Datuk P Kamalanathan and Education secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamad. There are 860 special needs children in 197 preschool classes nationwide guided by trained special education teachers. A recently retired English teacher from Shah Alam, Selangor said many English teachers feel that literacy levels are poor because Science and Mathematics are no longer conducted in English. Test in session: Primary school pupils have to undergo Linus screenings to ensure they can grasp how to read, write and count.

Source: The Star August 14, 2016 00:33 UTC