literacy

Update news literacy

Vietnamese children learning to read and write at ages 4-5

While educators continue to argue about whether to teach children to read and write at the age of six, Vietnamese parents are practicing both skills with their children aged 4-5.

MOET vows to prevent students from “sitting in the wrong class”

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators, parents and policy makers have blamed each other for the problem of students ‘sitting in the wrong class”. 

Child prodigies suffer as neighbours, classmates taunt and tease them

VietNamNet Bridge – They are called “child prodigies” but they are uncomfortable with the designation and just want to be known as normal students.