{
  "id": 6270428,
  "title": "Poor Reading Habit Cause For WASSCE Decline – WAEC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/poor-reading-habit-cause-for-wassce-decline-waec",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T10:15:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Guide Network",
    "slug": "daily-guide-network",
    "url": "https://dailyguidenetwork.com/poor-reading-habit-cause-for-wassce-decline-waec/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has attributed the decline in English Language performance at the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to poor reading habits, grammatical weaknesses, and the increasing use of informal language on social media. Despite an overall improvement in the examination results compared to the previous year, the proportion of candidates achieving grades A1 to C6 in English Language dropped to 62.40%. Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi, expressed concern over the decline, noting that the subject continues to highlight weaknesses in candidates' written English proficiency. Kapi highlighted recurring issues with concord, spelling, grammar, comprehension, and summary writing, as well as the impact of declining reading habits among students. He emphasized the importance of distinguishing between informal online communication and the standard forms of English required in academic and formal settings. While English Language performance suffered, Core Mathematics showed improvement, with 60.75% of candidates attaining grades A1 to C6, compared to 62.40% in English Language.",
  "summary": "John Kapi The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has blamed poor reading habits, grammatical weaknesses and the increasing use of informal social media language for the decline in candidates’ Read More... The post Poor Reading Habit Cause For WASSCE Decline – WAEC appeared first on DailyGuide Network .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}