Technology in Enhancing Children Literacy: Effects Alphabet King Leap Learning Lab Pilot in Somalia

SCI-Somalia by piloting Leap Learning Labs (3Ls) sought to act as a proof of concept to boost literacy in post-conflict situations. The labs are equipped with 20 tablets and a corresponding set of tactile material. The tablets were used on a ratio of one student per tablet, additional students in a stream used tactile materials in line with station’s learning activities. In each lab there was a timetable linked to the school master and class timetables. Each student cohort used the lab averagely thrice a week with each session lasting for 45 minutes in line with class timetable. The results show that 3Ls were consistently effective in enhancing literacy in three out of five literacy sub-tasks.