TaRL Africa: Who we are The Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa team was launched in January as a joint initiative of Pratham and J-PAL. We collaborate with governments and partners across Africa to address the learning crisis in primary schools through TaRL, an educational approach that builds foundational reading and mathematics skills. Pratham and J-PAL have worked …
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) …
COVID-19 makes Teaching at the Right Level even more pressing Global education, News Read the blogpost by Lant Pritchett on the RISE blog…
A teacher facilitating a TaRL numeracy activity. Photo: TaRL Africa Foundational literacy skills such as reading, writing, and arithmetic are important. These skills help children learn and master concepts in school, which build them to become successful, productive individuals. As the world commemorates the fifth International Day of Education under the theme “to invest …
About TaRL Africa TaRL Africa is a new initiative jointly led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the NGO Pratham. Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), an approach developed by the Indian NGO Pratham, aims to build foundational skills in math and reading for all children. At the instructional …
On 29 June, at 1pm CAT, TaRL Africa hosted the second webinar for the year, focusing on engaging parents and communities. During this time, when many children around the world are not able to go to school, organisations and schools across the world are trying to find ways to keep children learning. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance …
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TaRL session at Noosidan Primary School, Kajiado County. Photo: Samwel Mwayi, GRiC Nashipai is a mother of three children who are students at a primary school in Kajiado, Kenya. She is also a part of the parental engagement programme run by Grassroots Nest for Innovations and Change (GRiC). In this programme, parents are taught to access free digital …
A teacher facilitating a TaRL numeracy activity in Nigeria. (Photo: British Council) In line with the RISE messaging campaign action of ‘Measure learning reliably, regularly, and relevantly’, we discuss one example of what such learning measurement looks like in the context of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) in Nigeria. Many learners in Nigeria still complete …
Learners practice a literacy activity in small groups during a TaRL session. Photo: TaRL Africa Learning outcomes for children in early grades are poor despite ambitious education reforms in the country, such as the free primary education act and the introduction of the competency-based curriculum (CBC). Reports show that while the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to …
Kenya needs to invest in advancing literacy and numeracy skills in early grades. Read More »
Learning outcomes for children in early grades are poor despite ambitious education reforms in the country, such as the free primary education act and the introduction of the competency-based curriculum (CBC). Reports show that while the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to huge learning losses, over the years the salient issue has been that children were in …
Kenya needs to invest in advancing literacy and numeracy skills in early grades. Read More »
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