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Afghanistan- Early Grade Reading students at Amir Ali Shir Nawayee Girls School, Herat
Reading & Literacy

Ideas and Recommendations from the Reading Comprehension Interest Group

The Reading Comprehension Interest Group of the Global Reading Network has spent the last year discussing how to ensure children understand what they read. Group meetings focused on teaching reading comprehension strategies and a range of topics including language factors, materials development, social-emotional learning connections, and assessment, which demonstrate how complex it can be to help children read with understanding.
October 31, 2019
A pupil doing independent reading
Reading & Literacy

Improving Systems for Reading Instruction

Reading, the bedrock of literacy, is the foundational skill necessary for all academic progress. Designing high-quality primary grade reading programs is essential to ensuring a pipeline of students who remain in school, achieve educational success, and contribute to economic growth.
May 27, 2020
Reading & Literacy
December 15, 2020

Reading Loss During COVID-19: Early Data

Across the globe, as coronavirus cases surge and schools in many countries are either fully or partially closed, access to books is more inequitable than ever.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
December 9, 2020

Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders

COVID-19 radio distance education program prepares Haitian children for return to in-person learning.
Photo: Kenneth Anwomea, a Basic 2 pupil of Tikobo No.1 Primary A, Jomoro District, Western Region, Ghana, being assisted by his mother, Ms. Elizabeth Ackah Armah
Education in Crisis and Conflict
November 4, 2020

Resilience and Self-reliance: Early Lessons from the Education Response to COVID-19

While data and information on new education channels is still becoming available, different strategies and outcomes used in two USAID-funded programs implemented by FHI 360 are also emerging: embedding resilience and self-reliance as winning strategies.   
Photo: Students in Class
Reading & Literacy
October 28, 2020

What Have We Learned in the Decade Since 'Early Reading: Igniting Education for All'?

As a research institute, RTI uses evidence-based approaches to strengthen policy, management, and practice in the countries where we work, with each context presenting unique challenges and opportunities based on their conditions.
LEGRA Student
Reading & Literacy
October 21, 2020

Early Grade Reading in Rwanda: What Does ‘Good’ Look Like and How Do We Measure It?

Learn how the USAID Soma Umenye project collaborated with the Rwanda Education Board to develop both.
A pupil doing independent reading
Reading & Literacy
May 27, 2020

Improving Systems for Reading Instruction

Reading, the bedrock of literacy, is the foundational skill necessary for all academic progress. Designing high-quality primary grade reading programs is essential to ensuring a pipeline of students who remain in school, achieve educational success, and contribute to economic growth.
Afghanistan- Early Grade Reading students at Amir Ali Shir Nawayee Girls School, Herat
Reading & Literacy
October 31, 2019

Ideas and Recommendations from the Reading Comprehension Interest Group

The Reading Comprehension Interest Group of the Global Reading Network has spent the last year discussing how to ensure children understand what they read. Group meetings focused on teaching reading comprehension strategies and a range of topics including language factors, materials development, social-emotional learning connections, and assessment, which demonstrate how complex it can be to help children read with understanding.
Girls in a Madrasa are provided with formal education under a USAID-supported program
Reading & Literacy
July 23, 2019

Creative Commons and Open Source Licensing Resources Affect Publishing Quality in Africa and Asia

Open Licensing sessions in June and July 2019 drew 56 ministry of education officials from the African and Asian regions of the globe and 40 content creators and publishers of children's literature who are exploring the benefits, possibilities, challenges, and limitations of an Open Licensing business model.