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Briefs | 25 September 2018

One-page Brief on Electronic Vision and Hearing Screening Applications

Peek Acuity and hearScreen® are mobile, electronic screening tools that provide data on vision and hearing impairments.
12277_International_Education_Event_OnePager_hearScreen.pdf
Presentations | 25 September 2018

Carmen Strigel Presentation on RTI Screening Technology Experiences

Presentation by Carmen Strigel, Director, Technology for Education and Training, RTI International. Delivered at the RTI Panel Discussion "Vision and Hearing Screening in LMICs: Challenges and Opportunities" held Wed, September 26, 2018 in Washington, D.C.
Carmen Strigel_RTI_Screening_Technology_Experiences_24Sept18.pptx
Presentations | 25 September 2018

Kristen Layton Presentation on Eye Health Initiatives

Presentation by Kristen Layton, Director, Strategy, Innovation and Learning Unit, Perkins International. Delivered at the RTI Panel Discussion "Vision and Hearing Screening in LMICs: Challenges and Opportunities" held Wed, September 26, 2018 in Washington, D.C.
Kristen Layton_RTI Panel Presentation.pptx
Publications | 17 September 2018

Measuring Executive Function Skills in Young Children in Kenya

Interest inmeasuring executive function skills in young children in lowand middle-income country contexts has been stymied by the lack of assessments that are both easy to deploy and scalable.
Willoughby Piper Kwayumba McCune 2018 (Feas of EF Touch in Kenya).pdf
Instruments and Questionnaires | 16 September 2018

Indonesia 2014 EGRA and SSME Instruments

Indonesia 2014: The National Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) and Snapshot of School Management Effectiveness (SSME) Survey Instruments
Indonesia EdData EGRA protocol_FINAL_030414.pdf
Briefs | 10 September 2018

Moving the needle on reading achievement in Uganda

This brief presents Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) data from a randomized control trial conducted in conjunction with the USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program (SHRP).
USAID Uganda SHRP EGRA Briefer 2018 for SharED.pdf
Briefs | 13 August 2018

Early Mathematics Counts: Promising Instructional Strategies for Low- and Middle- Income Countries

There is a large body of evidence substantiating the importance of mathematical literacy and the key role of foundational mathematics in early years of education on later academic outcomes (Duncan et al., 2007; Duncan & Magnuson, 2011; Hanushek & Woessmann, 2008; Siegler et al., 2012).
EarlyMathBrief_071818.pdf
In the News and Impact Stories | 10 August 2018

Long summer holidays are bad for children, especially the poor [The Economist]

This article in The Economist cites RTI researcher Benjamin Piper, and an article he co-authored with RTI colleague Timothy Slade on summer learning loss in Malawi.
Publications | 30 July 2018

Early Mathematics Counts: Promising Instructional Strategies for Low- and Middle- Income Countries

This paper examines common instructional strategies in early grade mathematics interventions through a review of studies in classrooms in low- and middle-income countries.
Sitabkhan_Platas_2018.pdf
Reports | 28 June 2018

Jordan Kindergarten Data for Decision Making

This report presents findings of a national survey of parents regarding enrollment in preprimary education (kindergarten) in Jordan. The findings are surprising because they suggest that the real enrollment rate is significantly higher than what government statistics indicate.
Jordan KG Data For Decision Making - Phase II Final.pdf