FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY ASSESSMENT

Abstract

The early years of development of a young child is a period of rapid brain development. According to research, a child's brain develops between 80 and 90 per cent by the time they are between 6 and 7 years old. As a result, one of the most important indications for creating productive and effective human capital is placing a heavy emphasis on setting a solid foundation for better growth, development, and learning in the early years. Achieving fundamental reading and numeracy abilities has also been given the utmost importance in the National Education Policy, 2020, which unequivocally acknowledges that the remainder of the policy will only be meaningful for the children if the most fundamental learning needs are met. In this essay, a software assessment is provided for the pupils to measure them against the benchmarks for foundational reading and numeracy skills defined by the Ministry of Education's Department of School Education & Literacy.The total number of students who failed the test can be utilised by administrators and decision-makers in the field of education to raise the standard of instruction in each of their administrative regions. This standard national assessment will promote uniformity in the educational objectives, thus in the education model.