The teaching of literacy in El Salvador: Perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The objective of this article is to evaluate the teaching of literacy in Basic and Secondary Education in the public system of El Salvador during the COVID-19 pandemic. The literature review summarizes the first analyses on the subject, and also includes studies that touch on the core issue of teacher training for reading and writing. It analyzes the measures adopted and the means used for the continued development of reading and writing skills, and thus reviews teacher training, curricula, textbooks, learning guides and teleclasses. As conclusions, the urgency of adequate teacher training for quality literacy teaching is identified, as well as functional elements and points for improvement in the educational means and practices used during this period.