Travailler dans 1,300 public schools in six provinces, Creative’s Read to Succeed project improved student performance by focusing on early grade reading. Il a été financé par les États-Unis. Agency for International Development and implemented in partnership with the Zambian Ministry of General Education
To improve school effectiveness, the project took a whole school, professeur entier, whole child approach which views schools as centers of learning, care and support, and addresses five key elements common to school effectiveness models: apprentissage; enseignement; management and accountability; parental/community participation; et réactivité aux besoins des enfants.
Read to Succeed built teachers’ skills through training and effective, phonics-based literacy tools. Plus que 7,600 educators received in-service training, coaching and mentoring in the new reading approach.
A midline early grade reading assessment, libéré dans 2015, révélé un 296.6 percent jump in reading comprehension among second and third graders in Read to Succeed-supported schools. L'enquête a également montré des gains de lecture orale de 237 pour cent et un 131.2 Pourcentage de saut dans la lettre Sound Knowledge.
Sustainability is at the heart of the project, with the Ministry of General Education taking the lead in policy changes that support student learning. With support from the project, the Ministry put in place a new National Literacy Framework, programme révisé, évaluations en milieu scolaire, un cadre de gestion scolaire et des descripteurs de niveaux de performance.
The project also improved school management and created incentives and accountability structures that ensure the delivery of quality education. Taking a holistic approach to schools, enseignants et étudiants, it integrated these education initiatives with community, parental and government engagement—ensuring support and sustainability.
As part of its whole child approach, Read to Succeed worked with the Ministry to promote HIV prevention by implementing education components that address health and psychosocial needs. Supported by USAID/PEPFAR, the program integrated girls’ education, violence contre les femmes et les filles prévention, life skills and community engagement into a holistic strategy to improve student performance.
