Papua New Guinea; education; early grade reading – Education, economics and public policy

Here’s the evidence that low cost reading programs can have a big impact

The Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) was applied both before and after the program for both the control and treatment groups. The program’s impact was significant: initial sound identification increased by 0.91 standard deviations, letter sounds knowledge increased by 0.58 standard deviations, while familiar word reading increased by 0.04 standard deviations or an average of 0.51 standard deviations for all three domains.

Literacy rate in Papua New Guinea Increases due to early grade reading interventions

Literacy Rate In PNG Increases : Read PNG Papua New Guinea Today | November 13, 2015 PORT MORESBY, November 13, 2015 – Literacy rates in two provinces of PNG have seen outstanding improvements in just three years, according to new results from the READ PNG project, released this week in Port Moresby. Under READ PNGContinue reading “Literacy rate in Papua New Guinea Increases due to early grade reading interventions”