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Dowd, Amy Jo
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Celebrating 10 years of Literacy Boost: What have we learned so far?
Save the Children’s Literacy Boost program supports students, teachers, parents, and communities to develop the literacy skills of children in the early primary grades, both inside and outside of the classroom. Save the Children implemented this program f
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IDELA: Fostering Common Solutions for Young Children
Evidence about the importance of learning opportunities in early childhood has been mounting in recent years, culminating with the inclusion of pre-primary education in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Despite the known benefits, global investment
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International Development and Early Learning Assessment Technical Paper
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) programs help ensure that young children fulfill their right to healthy development and education, and ultimately assist them in reaching their full potential. In the ECCD field, there are few international tool
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Assessing the Construct Validity of Save the Children's International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA)
The International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) was developed by Save the Children to assess early childhood development holistically. It has been used in 30 mostly low- and middle-income countries. High-quality measurement plays a cri
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ECD Evidence for Scale
Using ECD impact evaluation data from six Save the Children ECD programs for children ages 4-6 years in Afghanistan (1), Bangladesh (1), Ethiopia (2), and Rwanda (2), this presentation considers the enabling environment, duration, dosage, and delivery con
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Endline Evaluation of Rwandan Children's Book Initiative (RCBI)
Through the support of the Innovation for Education fund, a partnership between the Governments of Rwanda and the UK, Save the Children in Rwanda began implementation activities for the Rwandan’s Children Book Initiative (RCBI) in May of 2013 to support p
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PEPAS Literacy Boost & Numeracy Boost Baseline Report May 2014
Save the Children initiated its work in the Battagram District of Pakistan through a multisectorial recovery and development program, which focused on earthquake affected vulnerable families. One of the most significant strands of this initiative was “Par
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Literacy Boost: Cross-country analysis report
Literacy Boost is Save the Children’s innovative, evidence-based program to support the development of reading skills in young children. Literacy Boost holistically pursues the goal of literacy by using assessments to identify gaps and measure improvement
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Literacy Boost Baglung, Nepal: Baseline Report 2013
This report examines the results of a learner background survey and reading assessment conducted in September 2012 through January 2013. The survey and reading assessment covered 261 grade 2 learners throughout 14 schools in the Baglung area of Nepal. The
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Literacy Boost Bangladesh: Endline Report 2013
In 2011, Save the Children (SC) began the planning for the 2012 implementation of Literacy Boost in Meherpur District of Bangladesh. This intervention focuses on working with teachers and communities to improve children’s reading skills. A baseline assess
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Zambia School Readiness and ECCD Baseline Report: November 2013
This baseline report presents the results of a school readiness assessment administered to children ages 3-5 in new sponsorship areas of Lufwanyama, Zambia, as well as a survey of their caregiver and a more general community questionnaire, focused on Ear
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Emergent Literacy and Math (ELM) Intervention Endline Report November, 2013
Ethiopia is progressing well in education over the last two decades and the country is also at the vanguard of Africa’s move toward improving access to education. Enrollment in primary education has increased from less than 30% twenty years ago to 95.4% (