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Getting to ownership and use of information: the case of Uganda in Ministry-led Early Grade Reading Assessment and Action Research [CIES 2019 Presentation]

May, 2019
The USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program (SHRP) works through existing Ministry systems to provide reading instruction in 12 local languages and English to over 3,000 primary schools. A...

Benefits (and Costs) of improved data for tracking SDG4 [CIES 2019 Presentation]

May, 2019
There is an abundance of research about the costs of measuring the SDGs. Institutions with the mandate to measure the SDGs are busy estimating costs and making plans to improve both reporting and...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

Using the EGR Barometer to support benchmark and target setting for reading outcomes (CIES 2019 Presentation)

April, 2019
The Barometer offers a dynamic tool for interactive use of data on early grade reading outcomes. The ability to look at how the data are impacted by different parameters, like the level at which a...

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...

ACR-Asia Early Childhood Landscape Report [CIES 2019 Presentation]

April, 2019
CIES presentation of Early Childhood Education landscape report for the Asia region under All Children Reading - Asia.

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