Literacy Program
- P Project/Program
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
Room to Read's innovative Literacy Program ensures primary schools have libraries filled with books in the children’s local languages, as well as teachers and librarians who are trained on how to engage a classroom of eager, young learners. By the end of grade 2, children in Room to Read's Literacy Program read 2 to 3 times as fast and read with 87% greater comprehension than their peers in non-Room to Read program schools.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Global
Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated programYears
Not applicable or unknown
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
Ministries of Education in program countriesFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Skills
- Literacy
Cross-cutting areas
- Gender equality
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Girls in school, Youth
Age
Not applicable or unknown
School Enrolment Status
Not applicable or unknown
School Level
- Lower primary
Other populations reached
- Teachers - female
- Teachers - male
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Curriculum/learning
- Increased availability of learning materials
Facilities construction/improvement
- Construction/improvement of classrooms
- Construction/improvement of libraries
- Construction/improvement of schools
Increased availability of learning materials
- Increased availability of Fiction/non-fiction books (unspecified)
School-related gender-based violence
- Safe and welcoming schools
Teaching
- In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
- Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased literacy
Cross-cutting goals
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms