Early testing for literacy urged in British Columbia

Children should be routinely screened for learning disabilities before starting school, just as they are checked for hearing and vision problems, a British Columbian legislative committee recommended Monday. Early detection should be followed with remedial help, said the report intended to help the government reach its goal of making B.C. the most literate jurisdiction in North America by 2010. Currently, about a third of B.C.’s 3 million working-age residents have such low literacy levels they are unable to understand and use basic information, the report said. Read the article at the Vancouver Sun website.