The document describes the Functional Literacy Assessment Tool (FLAT) which is used to measure the functional literacy levels of children in primary school. The FLAT assesses children's abilities in letter recognition, reading words, reading paragraphs, reading stories, and comprehending stories. Children who can comprehend stories or local materials are considered functionally literate according to the assessment.
9. The FLAT assesses the highest level of reading children
can perform comfortably. the FLAT is issued to measure
the CHILD WELL-BEING Target on functional literacy with
children nearing end of primary school, Grade 6 or
equivalent.
10. The Reading Level considered as "functional" if a child can
read through the story or local material and answer at
least two fact retrieval questions about the story or local
material correctly.
11. • ability to read and comprehend material
related to everyday life
• functional literacy is vital for children and
adolescent to complete basic education and
become productive and effective members
of the society.
13. The FLAT assesses the highest level of reading
children can perform comfortably. the FLAT is
issued to measure the CHILD WELL-BEING Target
on functional literacy with children nearing end of
primary school, Grade 6 or equivalent.
What is FLAT?
25. Is the Child at Story Reading level?
• ifchildreadsstorywithmorethan
3mistakes
• markthechildat "Paragraph
Level"
• Readsstorywithnotmorethan3
mistakes.
26.
27. Is the Child at Story Comprehension level?
• if thechildcannotansweratleast
2comprehensionquestions
• markthechildatSTORYREADING
Level
• ifthechildcananswer2
comprehensionquestions
28.
29. Functionally
Literate
Children who reach story Comprehension Level or
Local Material Level are counted as functionally
literate for the literacy Target.
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