Boys make reading strides despite attendance woes

Lourianne GrahamJournalist at Barbados Today

August 15, 2026

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Boys make reading strides despite attendance woes

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While several boys showed significant improvement in their reading, inconsistent attendance became an issue as Babb’s Reading Clinic, a five-week summer programme designed to help boys improve their reading skills, ended on Friday.

The clinic began with 125 students enrolled, but by the conclusion of the fifth week, the active enrollment declined to 89.

Founder Dr Astra Babb said she was encouraged by the results achieved by some of the students who completed the programme.

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