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Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Toolkit, Version 3.0

This toolkit provides comprehensive guidance for designing, adapting, implementing, analyzing, and reporting on the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). It serves as a practical manual for educators, researchers, and policymakers aiming to measure and improve foundational literacy skills in early primary grades.

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Administrator · 1.75 MB 2
PDF 2024
A Corner for Every Child: The Reading Corners Initiative in Senegal

This UNICEF case study examines Senegal's Reading Corners initiative, a cost-effective intervention launched in 2021 to improve foundational literacy, student engagement, and access to books in primary schools.

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Administrator · 0.52 MB 1
PDF 2020
Structured Pedagogy: For Real-Time Equitable Improvements in Learning Outcomes

This UNICEF working paper outlines an evidence-based framework for structured pedagogy in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. It focuses on four core components: teacher professional development, teaching and learning materials, formative assessment, and primary caregiver engagement to improve foundational learning.

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Administrator · 1.01 MB 1
PDF 2016
Survey of Children's Reading Materials in African Languages in Eleven Countries

This report examines the availability, publishing, and distribution of children's reading materials in African languages across eleven sub-Saharan countries to support early grade reading and foundational learning.

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Administrator · 1.65 MB 1
PDF 2009
First Principles for Early Grades Reading Programs in Developing Countries

This toolkit provides policymakers and project implementers with evidence-based guidance and first principles for designing, implementing, and evaluating early grade reading and literacy programs in developing countries.

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Administrator · 0.49 MB 1
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National Framework for the Teaching of Reading in African Languages in the Foundation Phase

This curriculum framework provides comprehensive guidance for teaching reading in African languages during the early grades, accounting for specific linguistic features such as phonology, morphology, and orthography. It covers decoding, comprehension, teaching methodologies, and classroom routines to support foundational literacy.

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Administrator · 3.86 MB 2
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Practical Language Choices for Improving Foundational Literacy & Numeracy in sub-Saharan Africa

A how-to guide for policymakers and educators on navigating language-of-instruction decisions in foundational literacy and numeracy programs across sub-Saharan Africa, emphasizing mother tongue and multilingual education.

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Administrator · 0.6 MB 2