Of the non-readers in English, 84 were Grade 6 pupils, 118 were Grade 5 and 99 were Grade 4. Those identified as non-readers were among the 53,372 who took the post-test in English. Of the number, 9,090 were classified as frustration readers (from 14,682 in pre-test); 23,267 (from 19,781) were instructional readers; and 18,673 were independent readers (from 12,736). Previously, the Phil-IRI Manuals defined a non-reader as “a pupil who is unable to recognize and sound out letter-sound connections for single consonants” and their report forms contained a “non-reader” column. But DepEd-Cordillera Regional Memorandum 70, series of 2019, which asked the school divisions to submit their consolidated Phil-IRI results for School Year 2018-2019, maintained the “non-reader” column in its report form.

Source: Manila Times November 13, 2019 16:26 UTC