Examining sustained impacts of two teacher professional development programs on professional well-being and classroom practices

S Wolf, ME Peele - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2019 - Elsevier
We examine second-year impacts of a 1-year pre-primary teacher training and coaching
program, delivered with and without parental-awareness meetings, evaluated with a school …

Literacy acquisition in multilingual educational contexts: Evidence from Coastal Kenya

KK Jasińska, S Wolf, MCH Jukes… - Developmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Literacy is a powerful tool against poverty, leading to further education and vocational
success. In sub‐Saharan Africa, schoolchildren commonly learn in two languages—African …

DIA: A human AI hybrid conversational assistant for develo** contexts

VK Cannanure, TX Brown, A Ogan - Proceedings of the 2020 …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Social media messaging applications (ie WhatsApp, Facebook) have reached 2.3 billion
users in 2019, with the majority of users emerging from develo** countries. The high …

Language and literacy practices in Kenya

BA Wawire - Handbook of literacy in Africa, 2023 - Springer
Kenya is a linguistically and ethnically diverse low middle income country and has a rapidly
growing youthful population. Approximately 67 living languages are spoken in communities …

Advancing educational quality in Rwanda: Improving teachers' literacy pedagogy and print environments

A Johnson, C Galloway, E Friedlander… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of a teacher professional development (PD) program in
rural Rwanda, part of a randomized controlled trial of Save the Children's early literacy …

Promoting effective early grade reading: the case study of primary teachers' preparation programmes in Kenya

BA Wawire - The Curriculum Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study explores how the primary school teacher preparation curriculum prepares pre‐
service teachers to teach reading in lower primary schools in Kenya. High‐quality reading …

Teaching Linguistically Diverse Students: A Case Study for Develo** Early Grade Literacy Materials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

NJ Louge, F Gándara, M Gibson… - Handbook of Literacy in …, 2023 - Springer
The international community highlights the importance of multilingual education to sustain
linguistic diversity and improve learning outcomes. On the continent of Africa, several …

TYPES OF LITERACY LEARNING IN EARLY GRADES: WHAT DOES THE TEACHER DO?

S Maulani, B Musthafa… - … : Journal of Primary …, 2021 - e-journal.stkipsiliwangi.ac.id
Literacy has become a major component of learning. In early elementary schools, children
must be taught early reading skills to build a higher grades literacy foundation. The teacher …

[PDF][PDF] DIA: Supporting Teacher Professional Development in Low Infrastructure Settings

VK Cannanure - 2023 - kilthub.cmu.edu
Governments in develo** countries aim to improve education through novel teaching
approaches as taught in pedagogical programs. These pedagogical programs rely on …

Teachers' guides: isn't that what they should be?

A Smart - IARTEM e-journal, 2021 - iartemejournal.org
This essay reflects on recent research and pedagogical interventions by international
organisations working in low and middle income countries (LMICs), in relation to preparing …