UAE PIRLS 2026 reading test starts as families urged to boost home reading
Parents are urged to help children understand texts, draw conclusions and connect ideas.
Assessment gets under way
The five‑yearly PIRLS reading evaluation started today for selected fourth‑grade students in both government and private schools across the UAE and will continue until 12 November.
Parents asked to support reading
School circulars are requesting that parents build daily reading habits at home and actively encourage their children to read each day.
Key focus areas for home reading
The guidance stresses understanding texts, extracting information, forming conclusions, interpreting ideas and linking the different parts of what is read.
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