Last March, the Minister of Education, Esther Niubó, announced in Parliament that this school year Learning disability screening tests would be conducted on all students in grades 1 and 3 of primary schoolIt was later explained that these tests would not be mandatory, but rather They would be made available to schools – public and private – on their own initiative, on a voluntary basis.They wanted to implement these measures to assess their students' progress and take appropriate action. Finally, this Sunday, the Department of Education announced in a press release that 450 schools have enrolled in the Learning Prevention and Promotion Program (APPA), the name given to this screening plan. These 450 schools represent only 20% of the primary schools in the system. In other words, only one in five schools has registered for APPA. As the Department of Education explains, in January, students in the first and third grades of primary school will be tested in these 450 schools to detect and identify "children's educational needs in relation to communication and reading skills." The teachers of each class will be responsible for administering these tests and will also be responsible for entering the data into a departmental application.

Important step to move forward Towards inclusive school. Starting next year, all schools and institutes in Catalonia will be screened for possible learning problems. As detailed this Monday in the Parliament by the Education Minister, Esther Niubó, the tests will be carried out four times during the school career between primary and secondary school. All of this should serve to carry out a "map" of the different educational support needs of students in Catalan schools.