COVID-19 Makes Teaching at the Right Level Even More Pressing
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The TaRL approach invests in systems and educators to strengthen children’s foundational skills
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 …
TaRL Africa Research Manager
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 …
GRiC mainstreams parental engagement in promoting holistic foundational learning in underserved communities of Kenya
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 …
Simple, Timely Learning Assessments Are Essential to Driving Instruction That Leads to Improvements in Learning Outcomes
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 …
Embedding Teaching at the Right Level programmes into government systems in Nigeria
A teacher facilitating a TaRL literacy activity in Nigeria. (Photo: British Council) “My donkey’s name is Bare.” This seems like a simple sentence. However, according to statistics from the ‘Learning Crisis in the Nigerian Literacy of 2021‘ 70 percent of 10-year-olds in Nigeria can neither read nor comprehend a simple sentence like this one. …
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Looking forward to 2023: Reflections from TaRL Africa’s Executive Director
Children enjoy a fun icebreaker during a TaRL session in Côte d’Ivoire. Photo: TaRL Africa 2022 has been a significant year in the education sector as it marks the resumption of near normal levels of education after months of school disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. It also marks the year when the global community …
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How do teachers’ beliefs and intentions influence the delivery of teaching practices in Zambia?
Learners participate in a TaRL activity during a Catch Up session in Zambia. Photo: VVOB Busara Center, Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa and VVOB have entered into a unique new partnership to study the influence of teachers’ beliefs and intentions on the delivery of the TaRL program, Catch Up, in Zambia. This research is one of several …
A growing community of practice implements the TaRL approach across Sub-Saharan Africa
TaRL Africa colleagues conduct a TaRL training in Zanzibar. Photo: Milele Zanzibar Foundation TaRL Africa is excited to support a budding community of practice, which includes multiple organisations implementing TaRL in contexts across sub-Saharan Africa. This year, our teams visited multiple partner programmes to learn from their interventions and to support them in building teachers’ …
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South-south learning together: Reflecting on TaRL Africa’s learning journeys to India
TaRL Africa team members participate in a science activity during a study tour to India. Photo: TaRL Africa Learning is constant in TaRL Africa. Since international travel restrictions relaxed, several team members have been visiting TaRL programming across the world to understand the approach better. Many team members are travelling to India, where one of TaRL …
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