FOUR schools in Western Visayas rolled out the Basic Reading Program to help young learners improve their learning proficiency.

The program was funded by the United States Agency for International Development.

“This will improve learning proficiency among early grade learners,” USAID Philippines Mission Director Ryan Wasburn said.

Of the four pilot schools, two are in Negros Occidental, one in Roxas City and one in Iloilo City.

The BRP is part of the ABC+ Project, which aims to improve reading, math, social skills, and emotional skills for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students in the Philippines.

The BRP will provide early grade learning materials in a variety of mother tongues, as well as a portable device called the Learn Kernel, which is a video-based teaching module that kids can utilize even if they do not have access to the internet.