The TaRL Bootcamp is an intensive 10-day training programme offered by Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa, aimed at developing the skills of individuals who have no prior experience with the TaRL methodology or have experience implementing TaRL. This programme is designed specifically for those intending to implement TaRL programmes across the continent. The …
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Cross posted from the J-PAL blog. In francophone West Africa, despite progress made in primary school enrollment rates, students’ learning levels remain low throughout primary school. For example, in Côte d’Ivoire, more than half of students did not reach a “satisfactory” level in reading and almost three in four students did not reach a “satisfactory” level in mathematics …
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Cross–posted from the J-PAL blog. How can governments learn from evidence generated from randomized evaluations? Over the last three years, J-PAL Africa has supported the Zambian Ministry of General Education to pilot and scale up the Catch Up Program, with the help of Pratham, Innovations for Poverty Action, UNICEF Zambia, VVOB – education for development, the USAID Zambia Mission, and USAID Development Innovation Ventures. Catch Up …
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“Finding people with a common vision has helped make this a movement around the world” Usha Rane, Pratham Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), an education approach pioneered by education NGO Pratham, is designed to help ensure that all children learn the basics of reading and mathematics in primary school. The approach, developed and strengthened …
New Teaching at the Right Level initiative to support over three million primary school students in Africa with evidence-backed approach Reposted from the J-PAL website. Contact: Eliza Keller, ekeller@povertyactionlab.org, (+001) 617-324-5991. On January 15, Co-Impact, a global philanthropic collaborative for systems change, announced a commitment of US$80 million and technical support to five initiatives with proven systems changing strategies …
Release: J-PAL and Pratham awarded philanthropic funding toward education systems change Read More »
The Borno State Government with support from the Department for International Development (DFID) through UNICEF, Plan International, and TaRL Africa recently concluded a small Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) pilot reaching over 9000 children in twelve schools. The pilot provided the opportunity to mould and trial the TaRL approach in Nigeria, revealing critical insights into operations, model modifications, …
From 6 to 11 May, members of the Catch Up team from Zambia visited India to meet Pratham staff, see TaRL classes in action, and meet school and government staff working on TaRL programmes. The Catch Up team reflects on the visit. 1. What were the objectives of your trip to India? Since 2017, VVOB …
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From 9-18 September, Young 1ove and TaRL Africa hosted participants from organisations across Africa for a TaRL learning journey and workshop in Gaborone, Botswana. Lindi Strydom from South African-based organisation, Community Action Partnership (CAP) reflects on her experience at the Workshop. In September, representatives from all over Africa attended an 8-day Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) …
On International Mother Languages Day, Usha Rane (Pratham and TaRL Africa team member) shares her personal reflections from years of working in and visiting schools across Asia and Africa, and celebrates children learning to read in their mother languages. A tall Master Trainer in his mid-forties from Côte d’Ivoire was narrating a story of his …
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