The study reveals that the use of the mother tongue as the language of instruction in primary grades contributes largely to reading comprehension in secondary languages, such as Filipino and English, ...

MANILA, Philippines - It can be safely said that reading is the true backbone of most learning. After all, everything starts with the written word — whether it’s math, science or even home economics.

Microsoft Corp. has included the Filipino language in an artificial intelligence–powered tool that tracks the reading fluency of students. “Inclusive skills development and learning are at the core of ...

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Filipino bookworms, this is your month. November is National Reading Month in the country, and the final week of this month is also annually celebrated as National Book Week. We’re getting more ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...

Microsoft recently expanded capabilities in its Reading Progress tool to include Filipino. This is now available to the 27 million students and 950,000 teachers within the Department of Education’s ...

There are a lot of things that have improved over the past 50 years, but are still far from perfect: Car safety. Solar power uptake. Scores of medical procedures. Add reading comprehension instruction ...