Teaching and Learning

Between February 2014 and November 2015, RTI International implemented the Reading and Access Research Activity (RARA). Funding was provided by the U.S.

This early grade reading material is made possible through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Nigeria Reading and Access Research Activity (EdData Task Order Number 26, EHC-E-00-04-00004-00) implemented by RTI International.

This article describes the launch of the Lancet series on early childhood education, and a study co-authored by Dr. Maureen Black, Distinguished Fellow at RTI International. See related resources for more information.

Article published in the journal The Lancet Early Childhood Development Series. Published Abstract: "Early childhood development programmes vary in coordination and quality, with inadequate and inequitable access, especially for children younger than 3 years.

This article in AllAfrica (October 2016) describes the launch of the USAID and DfID cofinanced Malawi MERIT project, implemented with support from RTI International.

This article that appeared in The Economist (online and print editions) refers to work that RTI implements on behalf of USAID/Kenya for the Tayari project, as well as research that appeared in the Journal "The Lancet". See "related resources".

Article published in Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.

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.

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.

Learning to read is a fundamental part of the first few years of primary education for early and sustained success in school.