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Publications | 21 October 2016

Designing a program of teacher professional development to support beginning reading acquisition in coastal Kenya

Article published in the International Journal of Educational Development. Published abstract: "What should be considered when developing a literacy intervention that asks teachers to implement new instructional methods? How can this be achieved with minimal support within existing policy?
Publications | 21 October 2016

The early grade reading assessment (EGRA): Its theoretical foundation, purpose, and limitations

Article published in the International Journal of Educational Development. Volume 40, January 2015, Pages 315–322. Published abstract: The rise and widespread adoption of the early grade reading assessment (EGRA) has produced an ample supply of critics and converts.
Publications | 21 October 2016

Pro-poor PRIMR: Improving early literacy skills for children from low- income families in Kenya

Article published in Africa Education Review, Volume 12, 2015 - Issue 1. Published Abstract: Children from low-income families are at risk of learning outcome difficulties, particularly in literacy.
Literature Reviews and Desk Studies | 21 October 2016

Mobile Learning and Numeracy: Filling gaps and expanding opportunities for early grade learning

The present study on Mobile Learning and Numeracy examines how mobile learning (m-learning) could influence and improve numeracy education at early grade levels (ages 4-10) especially in low-income countries.
Publications | 21 October 2016

Improving procedural and conceptual mathematics outcomes: evidence from a randomised controlled trial in Kenya

Article published in the Journal of Development Effectiveness, Volume 8, 2016 - Issue 3.
Publications | 21 October 2016

Implementing Mother Tongue Instruction in the Real World: Results from a Medium-Scale Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya

Article published in Comparative Education Review. Published abstract: Research in sub-Saharan Africa investigating the effect of mother tongue (MT) literacy instruction at medium scale is limited.
Publications | 21 October 2016

Reading the script: How the scripts and writing systems of Ethiopian languages relate to letter and word identification

Article published in Writing Systems Research. Published Abstract: Reading research suggests that script type and writing systems have a relationship with children’s ability to recognise letters, syllables and words.
Literature Reviews and Desk Studies | 21 October 2016

Nepal Education Sector Early Grade Reading Assessment Report

USAID/Nepal is interested in developing a program to help improve reading outcomes in the early grades of basic education.
Nepal sector assessment.pdf
Reports | 21 October 2016

Nepal Early Grade Reading Assessment, Education Management Efficiency Study and Teacher Observation Study

Nepal Early Grade Reading Assessment, Education Management Efficiency Study, and Teacher Observation Study This is the final report for the Nepal Early Grade Reading Assessment, Education Management Efficiency Study, and Teacher Observation Study in 2014. The report provides findings related to the
Nepal EMES.pdf
Reports | 21 October 2016

Nepal Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Study

The purpose of this report is to provide data on children’s early grade reading skills as measured by the EGRA. In addition, we report information from an accompanying interview with children, the teacher passage, and select data from the EMES-TOS.
Nepal EGRA.pdf