Literacy program to address COVID-19 learning loss A new program for kindergarten to Grade 3 students will help measure how classroom disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting student learning. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. The Alberta government will work with University of Alberta professor George Georgiou to support a voluntary program that focuses on reading deficits among early learners across the province. “We know COVID-19 is having an impact on student learning. The first step is to find out what the impacts are. These assessments will help us understand how to better support student success in the classroom during these crucial early years, and address learning gaps that were created from the pandemic.”