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Harden, K.
Reports | 9 October 2023
Additional Analysis for Self-Administered EGRA (Ghana, English)
This report summarizes the findings of additional analyses conducted to delve deeper and develop more insight into the piloting of the Self-Administered Early Grade Reading Assessment (SA-EGRA) and the Self-Administered Early Grade Mathematics Assessment (SA-EGMA).
Reports | 9 October 2023
Report of Self-Administered EGRA (Malawi, Chichewa)
This report summarizes the findings of an effort to develop and validate tablet-based, self-administered assessments of Chichewa-language foundational literacy and numeracy in the early grades in Malawi.
Publications | 18 February 2023
Teaching by the book: Teacher decision-making while using structured lesson plans
The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology for understanding materials usage in primary classrooms in Sub-Saharan Africa that centers teachers’ actions and voices. The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 focuses on improved primary education around the world.
Publications | 26 January 2023
Influences on teachers’ use of the prescribed language of instruction: Evidence from four language groups in the Philippines.
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.
Reports | 19 January 2023
Report of Self-Administered EGRA/EGMA Pilot (Ghana, English)
This report summarizes the findings of an effort to develop and validate tablet-based, self-administered assessments of English-language foundational literacy and numeracy in the early grades.
Reports | 13 May 2021
Teacher Language and Literacy Assessment: Final Report
The Research for Effective Education Programming – Africa (REEP–A) Task Order, awarded in September 2016, is a five-year project within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa Bureau.
Presentations | 13 May 2021
A Research Framework for Capturing Teachers' Decision-Making [CIES 2021 Presentation]
The purpose of this session is to articulate a research framework that centers teachers’ voices when trying to understand how teachers use curriculum materials in the classroom.
Presentations | 28 April 2021
Results and Implications of a 2019 Study of Fidelity of Implementation of the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) Policy in the Philippines
This presentation highlights some of the results and implications of a 2019 study on fidelity of implementation of the language of instruction policy in the Philippines. In 2009 the Philippines Department of Education issued Order No.
Reports | 28 May 2020
2019 Language Usage Study in Bahasa Sug, Chavacano, Magindanawn, and Mëranaw Mother Tongue Schools
The objective of this study was to provide insight into the relationships between the teachers’ and students’ language usage, the MTB-MLE policy implementation, and student reading outcomes, especially in areas with linguistically heterogeneous populations.
Occasional Papers | 31 July 2017
What works in early grade literacy instruction
Over the past decade, RTI International has pursued the goal of quality, inclusive, differentiated early grade literacy instruction in nearly 30 early grade reading or early grade literacy programs in low- and middle-income (LMI) countries.