EDCOM 2’s latest report, released on January 26, 2026, shows a clear pattern in Philippine education. Many students are progressing through school without strong reading and comprehension skills.
The issue begins early. In Grades 1 to 3, when reading foundations should be firmly built, many learners fall behind. These gaps often go unnoticed because students continue moving to the next grade and classes carry on as usual.
By Grade 7, the weakness becomes visible. High school assumes students can already read and understand longer texts. But many struggle. Lessons slow down. Teachers adjust. Students cope instead of learn.
By senior high, the outcome is clear. Very few students reach expected proficiency levels. This is not a sudden failure, but the result of years of unresolved learning gaps.
The data point to one conclusion: problems ignored early do not disappear. They simply resurface later, bigger and harder to fix.
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