Cowichan Valley students see double-digit gains in literacy rates

Literacy rates among students in the Cowichan Valley School District saw significant improvements last year, with Grade 4 rates increasing by 12.6 per cent and Grade 7 rates rising by 10.5 per cent.
The Board of Education is crediting the gains to changes in teaching and assessment practices that have been developed and refined over the past several years.
In B.C., literacy encompasses a student’s ability to understand, critically analyze and create a variety of forms of communication, inc