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Longitudinal impacts of the medium-scale Tayari pre-primary intervention in Kenya: Resisting fadeout effects? [CIES 2019 Presentation]

May, 2019
This presentation shares findings from a longitudinal study of the Kenya Tayari program, examining whether ECD effects persisted into primary school, presented by Dr. Benjamin Piper at CIES 2019.

Training teachers or robots: Unexpected findings of a 7-country teacher professional development study [CIES 2019 Presentation]

May, 2019
This presentation unpacks findings from a seven-country teacher professional development study, presented by Dr. Benjamin Piper and Jessica Mejia at CIES 2019.

Users, Functions & Findings: The evolution of Classroom Observation tools for literacy instruction in Uganda [CIES 2019 Presentation]

May, 2019
In this CIES 2019 presentation, Rachel Jordan presents how Tangerine Tutor is used to conduct and improve upon classroom observations in the USAID Uganda School Health and Reading Program.

Instructional coaching and literacy improvement at national scale: Lessons from Kenya’s Tusome early grade reading activity [CIES 2019 Presentation]

May, 2019
The Tusome Early Grade Reading Activity is USAID’s flagship education program in Kenya. This CIES 2019 presentation shares the findings from research currently in progress to analyze Tusome’s 2017...

Extending literacy beyond the classroom: youth groups and library partnerships for sustainability [CIES 2019 Presentation]

May, 2019
Under the Tusome-Nakuru County Youth Bunge Forum (NCYBF), the program sought to engage the youth in improving early literacy skills among Grades 1-3 children in Nakuru County in Kenya. The Nakuru...

Small non-residential trainings vs. large residential training: Findings from action research in Uganda [CIES 2019 Presentation]

May, 2019
The USAID-funded Uganda School Health and Reading Program (SHRP), implemented by RTI International, has been training teachers in Early Grade Reading (EGR) methods since early 2013. Up until 2018,...

Tayari Parent Engagement Pilot Intervention Summary Report

May, 2019
Children’s development is significantly attributed to their experiences at home, from birth through the early years of schooling, and responsive caregiving from early on has a significant impact...

USAID/Uganda Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity (LARA) Early Grade Reading Assessment EGRA Briefer 003

May, 2019
LARA is designed to improve outcomes for children through implementation of an early grade reading program and strengthened safe and supportive school environments.

Testing Two Approaches to Engaging Pre-Primary Parents in Kenya [CIES 2019 Presentation]

April, 2019
The Tayari Program – Getting Children Ready for School is a Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) funded early education program in Kenya with a goal to increase school readiness skills of...

Effective pedagogy in cultural context: Preaching to the introverted [CIES 2019 Presentation]

April, 2019
Several forces are at play in determining whether pedagogical approaches are optimally adapted to the culture of children’s behaviour and of teacher-child interaction in the classroom. Teachers’...

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