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Shifting the school norm in Uganda: The Journeys Initiative- CIES 2018 presentation

March, 2018

This CIES 2018 presentation describes the Journeys Program, which focuses on building a positive and supportive school climate for learning which is free from violence. The program was developed...

Understanding whether and how the Tusome program worked: Evidence from the national scale-up of a tested literacy program in Kenya- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Ben Piper. The Tusome national literacy program has been implemented in each of Kenya’s more than 22,000 public primary schools and 1500 low cost private schools...

How scripted is too scripted? A mixed-methods analysis of literacy teachers' guides- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Jessica Mejia. In order to understand how literacy programs differ with respect to the amount of scripting in teachers’ guides, we studied teachers’ guide...

Linguistic differences in mother tongue reading performance in Uganda- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Rachel Jordan.

In Uganda, and many other settings, too few children are learning how to read. In response, countries have embarked on national reading programs....

Experience implementing non-mother tongue reading: Tusome in Kenya- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Dunston Kwayumba. In many developing countries, subjects are taught and tested in the child’s second or third language. In Kenya, for example, all subjects are...

Letting go of the gradual release model in literacy instruction in Kenya- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Jessica Mejia. The gradual release of responsibility model has been a primary instructional approach in many early grade literacy programs, including the Tusome...

Insights about how cultural differences condition student response on a survey of student perception of school climate- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Peter Muyingo. Education programming worldwide is beginning to include dedicated activities to support a positive school culture. There is evidence, mostly from...

Large-scale reading reform in Uganda: the importance of linguistic differences, implementation, and socio-economic factors in explaining impact- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Rehemah Nabacwa. This evaluation looks at a large scale reading program in Uganda using a randomized control trial to look at the impact of the School Health and...

Tayari's Longitudinal Endline Results: Program Impact and Implementation Decisions- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Ben Piper. The Kenyan Ministry of Education (MoE) in collaboration with RTI International and the county Governments of Laikipia, Nairobi, Siaya and Uasin Gishu...

Kindergarten in Jordan: data for decision-making- CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018

CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Katherine Merseth and Manar Shukri. The Minister of Education has requested that USAID Early Grades Reading and mathematics Project (RAMP) assist the Ministry of...

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