In 2013–14, in response to the success of a reading and mathematics intervention, the Ministry of Education in Jordan developed and piloted a remedial program to provide differentiated (focused) support to the lowest performing children. Because the pedagogical approaches of the reading and mathematics activities were very similar, teachers were able to apply remedial activities in both subjects, and thus, children benefited in both reading and mathematics In Jordan, the remedial pilot activity included two teacher administered tools: (a) a “coarse-grain” screening tool used to identify children in need of remedial support and (b) a “fine-grain” diagnostic tool administered to each child identified by the coarse-grain tool as needing remedial support. To ensure efficacy—in particular, of the coarse grain tool’s ability to correctly identify students—the tools were piloted. In the pilot, the coarse-grain screening tool was administered to all students in the pilot classrooms. The students in the class were then ranked based on their performance on the coarse-grain tool. The fine-grain tool was then administered to every fourth or fifth student (depending on class size) on the list arranged in order of performance. Students who performed better on the coarse-grain tool were consistently identified as performing at a higher level by the fine-grain tool, and students who performed more poorly on the coarse-grain tool were determined to be performing at a lower level by the fine-grain tool. The attached resources are the Reading Teachers' Guide in Arabic used as part of the remedial pilot program.

In 2013–14, in response to the success of a reading and math intervention, the Ministry of Education in Jordan developed and piloted a remedial program to provide differentiated (focused) support to the lowest performing children. Because the pedagogical approaches of the reading and mathematics activities were very similar, teachers were able to apply remedial activities in both subjects, and thus, children benefited in both reading and mathematics. The attached document is the Mathematics Teachers' Guide in Arabic.

The National Education Assessment Unit (NEAU) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) conducted a national Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) and Early Grade Mathematics Assessment (EGMA) in July 2015. This was the second administration of EGRA and EGMA in Ghana; the first took place in 2013, and both were conducted as part of the USAID Partnership for Education: Testing activity. This report describes the findings.

In 2013–14, in response to the success of a reading and mathematics intervention, the Ministry of Education in Jordan developed and piloted a remedial program to provide differentiated (focused) support to the lowest performing children. In Jordan, the remedial pilot activity included two teacher administered tools: (a) a “coarse-grain” screening tool used to identify children in need of remedial support and (b) a “fine-grain” diagnostic tool administered to each child identified by the coarse-grain tool as needing remedial support. To ensure efficacy—in particular, of the coarse grain tool’s ability to correctly identify students—the tools were piloted. In the pilot, the coarse-grain screening tool was administered to all students in the pilot classrooms. The students in the class were then ranked based on their performance on the coarse-grain tool. The fine-grain tool was then administered to every fourth or fifth student (depending on class size) on the list arranged in order of performance. Students who performed better on the coarse-grain tool were consistently identified as performing at a higher level by the fine-grain tool, and students who performed more poorly on the coarse-grain tool were determined to be performing at a lower level by the fine-grain tool. The attached resource is the mathematics teachers' guide in Arabic used as part of the remedial pilot program.

Big Books Type 3 (8Pg, 2Col). Ulto Umesh. These materials were originally developed by Room to Read. Under Creative Commons Attribution, Room to Read ceded copyright for these materials to the Government of Nepal. The Government of Nepal adapted these materials with the help of RTI International. These materials were delivered to Nepali school children in grades 1-3 in 6 districts in Nepal.

Big Books Type 3 (8Pg, 2Col). Sabai saman harayen. These materials were originally developed by Room to Read. Under Creative Commons Attribution, Room to Read ceded copyright for these materials to the Government of Nepal. The Government of Nepal adapted these materials with the help of RTI International. These materials were delivered to Nepali school children in grades 1-3 in 6 districts in Nepal.

Big Books Type 3 (8Pg, 2Col). Nurse Didii. These materials were originally developed by Room to Read. Under Creative Commons Attribution, Room to Read ceded copyright for these materials to the Government of Nepal. The Government of Nepal adapted these materials with the help of RTI International. These materials were delivered to Nepali school children in grades 1-3 in 6 districts in Nepal.

Big Books Type 3 (8Pg, 2Col). Mero Luga. These materials were originally developed by Room to Read. Under Creative Commons Attribution, Room to Read ceded copyright for these materials to the Government of Nepal. The Government of Nepal adapted these materials with the help of RTI International. These materials were delivered to Nepali school children in grades 1-3 in 6 districts in Nepal.

Big Books Type 3 (8Pg, 2Col). Rita ra Bandar. These materials were originally developed by Room to Read. Under Creative Commons Attribution, Room to Read ceded copyright for these materials to the Government of Nepal. The Government of Nepal adapted these materials with the help of RTI International. These materials were delivered to Nepali school children in grades 1-3 in 6 districts in Nepal.

Big Books Type 3 (8Pg, 2Col). Nandu ra Hatti. These materials were originally developed by Room to Read. Under Creative Commons Attribution, Room to Read ceded copyright for these materials to the Government of Nepal. The Government of Nepal adapted these materials with the help of RTI International. These materials were delivered to Nepali school children in grades 1-3 in 6 districts in Nepal.