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Sparking a Reading Revolution: Results of Early Literacy Interventions in Egypt and Jordan
Author(s) -
Gove Amber,
Brombacher Aarnout,
WardBrent Michelle
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cad.20194
Subject(s) - general partnership , literacy , reading (process) , psychological intervention , arabic , political science , psychology , literacy education , medical education , scale (ratio) , pedagogy , economic growth , medicine , geography , psychiatry , law , economics , linguistics , philosophy , cartography
This article examines the effects of two early grade reading interventions in two Arabic‐speaking contexts (Egypt and Jordan), developed in partnership with ministries of education. The interventions relied on similar research bases for improving reading instruction in Arabic. In Egypt, the results of a 166‐school pilot led to the national scale‐up of the Early Grade Reading Program for more than 4 million children in grades 1‒3. Informed by Egypt's experience, a demonstration effort in 43 schools led to a national rollout in Jordan's 2,651 public primary schools and the creation of a remediation program. We reflect on the conditions that influenced the pilot and scale‐up outcomes given the commitments made to “inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all” under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.