This report examines the results of a student background survey and reading and math assessment conducted at two points in time as part of Save the Children’s Literacy and Numeracy Boost program. The survey and assessment were originally conducted as a ba

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

This report examines the results of a learner background survey, reading assessment, and math assessment conducted in March-April 2013. The survey and assessment covered 1531 grade 2 learners throughout 86 schools in the Meherpur district of Bangladesh. T

In Bangladesh, reading is a competency expected to be mastered by primary school students in both Bangla and English. Curriculum expectations are that children should be fluent in reading both languages by the end of grade two, but Save the Children staff

In Bangladesh, reading is a competency expected to be mastered by primary school students in both Bangla and English. Curriculum expectations set out that children should be fluent in reading both languages by the end of grade two, but Save the Children s