Norway’s Initiative to Improve Children’s Reading Skills
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Norway’s initiative to improve children’s reading skills
The Norwegian government has announced a new national initiative to improve children’s reading skills, pledging an additional one billion Norwegian kroner (98 million U.S. dollars) over the next four years. “Norwegian children used to be among the world’s best readers. But today 15,000 students leave primary school without being able to read properly. This is serious,” said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on Monday, when presenting the governmen…
The government will spend an extra one billion to increase the reading skills of students. The head of the Education Association in Troms believes the initiative is long-awaited.


The government wants Norwegian children to become among the world's best readers. To achieve this, students should read 15 minutes every day at school and read more in physical books.


The government wants Norwegian children to become among the world's best readers. To achieve this, students should read 15 minutes every day at school and read more in physical books.
– Norwegian children will once again become among the world's best readers, says Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Labour Party).
The Labour Party government will spend an extra one billion kroner compared to today to improve the reading skills of Norwegian students.
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