U.S. gives $1 million to Dominica to improve children's literacy

The United States is providing $1 million over the next two years to improve children’s literacy in Dominica at the primary school level. The program offers training to primary teachers with a view to making them better reading instructors. They will be trained through the Caribbean Centres of Excellence in Teacher Training (C-CETT), which have been set up in seven other Caribbean countries by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Teachers who have already gone through the program will also get follow-up support. Five reading specialists will be assigned to the program from the curriculum staff of the ministry of education. Read more at caribbean360.com.