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Intensive Coaching Manual for Pedagogical Leaders

March, 2020
This manual will support the pedagogical leaders to acquire coaching competences mainly focusing on listening skills, questioning techniques, giving technical advice and constructive feedback.

Instructional Strategies for Mathematics in the Early Grades

October, 2019
This document is intended for program and curriculum experts interested in implementing evidence-based early grade mathematics programs. It was developed by the authors of this document, who are...

Instructional models in early mathematics: Can the "I do, we do, you do" model support the development of mathematical thinking? CIES 2018 Presentation

March, 2018
CIES 2018 Presentation, given by Yasmin Sitabkhan. The purpose of this presentation is to explore the applicability of the direct instruction (DI) model (also known as the “I do, We do, You do”...

Instructional design of a blended teacher professional development (TPD) course in the Philippines [CIES 2024 Presentation]

March, 2024
This presentation features the instructional design of a blended learning online course on formative assessment developed at the request of the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd), under...

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...

Influences on teachers’ use of the prescribed language of instruction: Evidence from four language groups in the Philippines.

March, 2022
In 2009 the Philippines introduced a mother tongue-based multilingual education language policy requiring the “mother tongue” as the language of instruction (LOI) in kindergarten through grade 3....

Increasing caregiver and community support for early grade reading: results from Read Liberia

June, 2022
Read this brief to learn more about Read Liberia's community engagement component and the data from its evaluation.

Increasing and Optimizing Time for Classroom Instruction in Early Grade Reading and Writing in Modern Standard Arabic

March, 2018
Since 2014, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) has worked closely with USAID to advance educational initiatives. The results from two major early grade-reading assessments and...

Improving Literacy Instruction in Kenya Through Teacher Professional Development and Text Messages Support: A Cluster Randomized Trial

August, 2016
Article published in Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. Published abstract: We evaluated a program to improve literacy instruction on the Kenyan coast using training workshops,...

Improving Learning Outcomes through Mother Tongue-Based Education

August, 2011
This four-page brief provides an overview of the learning and other advantages of providing educational instruction in mother tongue, or familiar, languages. The brief also contains information on...

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