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Jodie Fonseca; Laiba Bahrawar; Margaret M. Dubeck; Yasmin Sitabkhan; Christopher Cummiskey; Devanshi Unadkat – RTI International, 2023
This paper contains a new analysis of gender differences in early grade reading and mathematics outcomes in 19 USAID-funded studies over the past decade from 14 locations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The paper addresses gaps in the literature related to learning patterns for girls and boys in lower- and middle-income…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Ball, Mary-Claire; Curran, Erin; Tanoh, Fabrice; Akpé, Hermann; Nematova, Shakhlo; Jasinska, Kaja K. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
In multilingual sub-Saharan African countries, many children attend school and learn to read in a language that they do not speak at home. This mismatch between home and school language may contribute to poor learning outcomes, including low literacy rates. Bilingual education that includes a local language of instruction has become more prevalent…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Reading Instruction, At Risk Students, Illiteracy