E/R: Begoro West Wins Reading Quiz, Places Osino Second

Ghana Education Service, Fanteakwa Directorate in the Eastern Region as a result of improving reading and learning ability among school children in the Fanteakwa Districts [North and South] has organized reading quiz for twelve school circuits in the duo districts which among lower Primary, Upper Primary and Junior High School (JHS).

Under the JHS level, Begoro West Circuit took the lead after competition of the competition, leaving Osino west circuit second with 0.5% as the two circuits respectively marked 67.05% and 67.0%.

The Fanteakwa Districts Education Director Mr Feli Jacob in an interview told Starr TV News' Obiba Nana Adjei that the standard of education in the Fanteakwa districts has gone down and in order to improve results of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) directorate saw it keen to organize a reading competition to amend school children learning ability and also sit up teachers in the dual districts, Fanteakwa North and South.

''I see reading being the mother of all subjects, if you are not able to read, you will not be able to answer any given question in a test, that is why a program of this kind was organized'' He said.

Mr Feli Jacob said his office will do well to supervise schools who did not perform in the competition to improve their learning capacious especially reading, and those who performed too will be encouraged to continue doing well to attain something great in future.

''This is a result of the literacy boost world vision brought to us, they have trained all teachers in the primary level from KG to primary three (3) so we are hoping that in the next three (3) to four (4) years this butch will move to the upper primary and reading will increase in our schools''.

The director, Mr Feli Jacob shown excitement for seeing the children implementing what they were thought, expressed worry for parents not showing up to observe the performance of their school going children to support or encourage them read home and also expressed gratitude to World Vision - Ghana for their support to make learning friendly to children in the Fanteakwa Districts of Eastern Region.

He then advised his colleague directors in the country to also organize such activities in their schools to improve reading and learning.

''I believe they have similar problems and I will advise that they should organize this reading competition, then monitor the schools who don't perform well, they should let them know they have a challenge and I believe by doing so reading ability of students will be improved''. He told Starr TV News.

The twelve (12) participated circuits of the Maiden Fanteakwa Districts Reading Competition were Begoro East & West, Obooho, Abuoso, Dedeso, Ahomahomaso, Adukrom, Miaso, Ehiamankyene, Busoso, Osino East and Osino West.

Below is the full list of the participated circuits and their positions

Lower Primary Level
Osino East Circuit 1^st
Obooho Circuit 2^nd
Busoso Circuit 3^rd
Begoro East Circuit 4^th
Osino west Circuit 5^th
Ehiamankyene Circuit 6^th
Begoro West Circuit 7^th
Adukrom Circuit 8^th
Abuoso Circuit 9^th
Ahomahomaso 10^th
Misaso Circuit 11^th
Dedeso Circuit 12^th

Upper Primary Level
Begoro West Circuit 1^st
Osino West Circuit 2^ND
Busoso Circuit 3^rd
Dedeso Circuit 4^th
Begoro East Circuit 5^th
Ehiamankyene Circuit 6^th
Obooho Circuit 7^th
Ahomahomaso Circuit 8^th
Adukrom Circuit 9^th
Osino East Circuit 10^th
Miaso Circuit 11^th
Abuoso Circuit 12^th

Junior High School Level
Begoro West Circuit 1^st
Osino East Circuit 2^nd
Busoso Circuit 3^rd
Osino West Circuit 4^th
Obooho Circuit 5^th
Ehiamankyene Circuit 6^th
Abuoso Circuit 7^th
Dedeso Circuit 8^th
Miaso Circuit 9^th
Adukrom Circuit 10^th
Begoro East Circuit 11^th
Ahomahomaso Circuit 12^th